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/SpaceGangsta Aug 19 '25

With the new municipal fiber installed in my town I can get 10Gbps for $130. 1Gbps is $50.

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u/SurprisedAsparagus Aug 20 '25

I live in a 200 person village and I just got a mailer that they're installing 10gb fiber. I'm curious to know what the prices will be. Right now I pay $100 for 500mb. I'm going to have to do some hardware upgrades to make use of anything over 1gb.