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Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents (arstechnica.com)
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Starlink operator SpaceX is fighting Virginia's plan to deploy fiber Internet service to residents, claiming that federal grant money should be given to Starlink instead. SpaceX is already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state but is seeking $60 million.

Starlink is poised to benefit from the Trump administration rewriting rules for the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. While the Biden administration decided that states should prioritize fiber in order to build more future-proof networks, the Trump administration ordered states to revise their plans with a "tech-neutral approach" and lower the average cost of serving each location.

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[–] richardmtanguay@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Looks like Elon Musk is getting way too powerful for his own good! He obviously hates competition! :-(

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, thats fine. We should talk about where he is right now.

[–] richardmtanguay@lemmy.zip 2 points 18 hours ago

My guess is that he's not running his companies in South Africa because they would have to be 30% Black owned if that were the case. :-(