Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square306linkfedilinkarrow-up1766arrow-down119cross-posted to: FuckThis@europe.pubspace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1747arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square306linkfedilinkcross-posted to: FuckThis@europe.pubspace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Ok. What about everyone else?
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Who’s going to pay for it?
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前Where? In the US? It’s already been paid for multiple times over, through government grants and subsidies.
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前Can you tell me more about this? Is it true that government grants and subsidies were given out to specifically expand fiber to rural America?
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前You’re putting words in my mouth. I was speaking in generalities about physical connections, not specifically about fibre.
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前And we already have physical connections, even in rural America.
Ok.
What about everyone else?
It’s still worthwhile.
Who’s going to pay for it?
Where? In the US? It’s already been paid for multiple times over, through government grants and subsidies.
Can you tell me more about this? Is it true that government grants and subsidies were given out to specifically expand fiber to rural America?
You’re putting words in my mouth. I was speaking in generalities about physical connections, not specifically about fibre.
And we already have physical connections, even in rural America.