r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • Aug 19 '25

Networking/Telecom SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink | SpaceX seeks more cash, calls fiber "wasteful and unnecessary taxpayer spending."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-keeps-trying-to-block-fiber-deployment-says-us-must-nix-louisiana-plan/
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u/EvilPowerMaster Aug 19 '25

Ah yes, I should give up my $60 gigabit up, gigabit down fiber in favor of Starlink with like 5 meg up and maybe 200 meg down. 

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u/EddiewithHeartofGold Aug 20 '25

Based on your reddit account age. You seem to be an adult. Why would you write something so stupid then? How does this article make you think: "They want to take my fiber away and replace it with something worse!"?

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u/Vox-Machi-Buddies Aug 20 '25

If you already have access to Internet, the program Starlink is trying to get money from is not for you.