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The 900M was earmarked to build infastructure as any terestrial ISP would have had to construction costs to build out services. For Starlink it would basically
by josefritzishere 2y ago
The 900M was earmarked to build infastructure as any terestrial ISP would have had to construction costs to build out services. For Starlink it would basically be money for nothing. A planned program to give consumers free routers and dishes would not even necessarily ISP-facing. That could be done directly with consumers either as tax credits, or the like.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoYou're mistaken. RDOF in particular required installation and battery backup. It's not money for nothing and ground stations aren't free. The plan was to deliver a free to the customer bundle with telephony