misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoStarlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidieswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkStarlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidieswww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarekattenluik@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoThat’s completely wrong, for the ISPs it usually isn’t worth achieving and is why the government should step in.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 months ago for the ISPs it usually isn’t worth achieving Yes that’s exactly my point and is why the government should step in. Okay but…they don’t. Starlink also covers the entire planet and all the oceans, which is simply not feasible with wires.
minus-squarekattenluik@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoAnd also simply not necessary to have as many satellites as Starlink does needed to cover the ocean and the rare spots where wires can’t go.
That’s completely wrong, for the ISPs it usually isn’t worth achieving and is why the government should step in.
Yes that’s exactly my point
Okay but…they don’t.
Starlink also covers the entire planet and all the oceans, which is simply not feasible with wires.
And also simply not necessary to have as many satellites as Starlink does needed to cover the ocean and the rare spots where wires can’t go.