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Trump is forcing states to funnel grant money to Starlink, Senate Democrats say (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 week ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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Overhaul of $42 billion program could delay deployment for years, Democrats warn.

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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure... giving a private corp billions to invest into the general population will surely work this time... Fuck private ISPs, invest into local public utilities or co-ops.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ha. They thought about it. Federal laws forbid it in many cases. Everything is fucked by design.

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I don't think federal government can ban local municipal ISPs. I know some states do, though.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Death to Starlink

[–] dhhyfddehhfyy4673@fedia.io -1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, fuck all those people for whom it's the only option for decent (or any) internet!

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

I'm going to enjoy watching all these looter companies get scrapped for parts once they're seized from the traitors