Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square312linkfedilinkarrow-up1766arrow-down118cross-posted to: FuckThis@europe.pubspace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1748arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square312linkfedilinkcross-posted to: FuckThis@europe.pubspace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoOk. What about everyone else?
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWho’s going to pay for it?
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoWhere? In the US? It’s already been paid for multiple times over, through government grants and subsidies.
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoCan 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-up1·7 months agoYou’re putting words in my mouth. I was speaking in generalities about physical connections, not specifically about fibre.
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoAnd 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.