The Trump administration is telling states they will be shut out of a $42 billion broadband deployment fund if they set the rates that Internet service providers receiving subsidies are allowed to charge people with low incomes.
The latest version of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) FAQ on the grant program, released today, is a challenge to states considering laws that would force Internet providers to offer cheap plans to people who meet income eligibility guidelines. One state already has such a law: New York requires ISPs with over 20,000 customers in the state to offer $15 broadband plans with download speeds of at least 25Mbps, or $20-per-month service with 200Mbps speeds.
Aside from being run by an absolute asshole, the realities of the speed and lag will luckily prevent me from ever ever getting starlink.
Musk is an asshole, but starlink really doesn’t have issues with speed or lag, at least with my experience having it as a backup circuit in an office environment (not my decision)
Uh, what kind of speed do you need?
I mean, I just ran the same test and I have 900 Mbps WiFi with 5 ms ping and symmetric upload for $70 per month for life. But importantly I also don’t fund a Nazi polluting the night sky.
Comcast wanted $250/mo for the cheapest service here, and Comcast is also evil.
symmetric gigabit.
I’m honestly impressed though, if that is starlink. That said, I would never give that nation destroying douchebag my money.
Psssst you shouldn’t be encouraging others to use your shitty Internet provider. It’ll only make it slower for you.
They will just dump more trash into the Orbit