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There would likely be 20K starlink terminals available in the are had the FCC not revoked their participation. Would probably be handy about now. https://twit

• threeseed 2y ago
  FCC did so because SpaceX was unable to provide detailed information about how they would able to ramp up capacity to support all of the extra users. And at the time the decision was made its internet speeds were declining.
  • pjkundert 2y ago
    Incorrect. They were denied because they had not yet provided coverage in the area (years before they were required to, under the contract). As FCC's Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote: “Instead of applying the traditional FCC standard to the record evidence, which would have compelled the agency to confirm Starlink’s $885 million award, the FCC denied it on the grounds that Starlink is not providing high-speed Internet service to all of those locations today.” “What? FCC law does not require Starlink to provide high-speed Internet service to even a single location today. As noted above, the first FCC milestone does not kick in until the end of 2025. Indeed, the FCC did not require—and has never required—any other award winner to show that it met its service obligation years ahead of time.”
• AdamJacobMuller 2y ago
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• gamblor956 2y ago
  You have it exactly backwards. These extra terminals are available because the FCC revoked their participation. If they had not, right now those terminals would be in the Midwest or other areas far from Helene.