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I'm a starlink user, I'm a bit peeved that the costs haven't come down and other annoyances, but... This is a travesty of policy. The US has so many rural unde

I'm a starlink user, I'm a bit peeved that the costs haven't come down and other annoyances, but... This is a travesty of policy. The US has so many rural underserved areas and Starlink is instant cable-internet anywhere you go with a good view of the sky. Telecoms have been pocketing these rural development dollars brazenly and screwing over taxpayers and thumbing their noses at the FCC with their lobbying power. Starlink comes along with a usable service ... anyway, it's sad. Some Trump telecom insider (Ajit Pai) has a more balanced view than the Biden administration. This is bad policy. Starlink won't need it though. They have a billion or more potential worldwide customers.

happyopossum 4y ago
> I'm a bit peeved that the costs haven't come down I’ve never had a broadband bill go down. Not sure what you were expecting from a brand new company, but I’ve had the same service for 4+ years at the same cost from one provider, and 2.5 yrs from another. That’s the way they roll…
- lutorm 4y ago
  Phone company finally pulled fiber here where we used to only have cable. Now getting faster service for half the cost compared to Spectrum. So it does happen. Maybe they'll raise the price once they've gotten everyone to switch...
tsimionescu 4y ago
If Starlink bid at a level of service they can't offer, why would they get the money they bid for? Blame Starlink for not bidding at a more realistic level, if you want to blame anyone.