Why are we pretending that rural residents are not deserving of something better than Starlink?
It is better than DSL, but it sure as hell isn’t better than fiber — by a long shot.
It is better than DSL, but it sure as hell isn’t better than fiber — by a long shot.
Talking about what people deserve is a fun way to avoid the actual question of who will pay for it. You can buy a starlink satellite for $600 today, then get broadband service for $120 per month.
Bandwidth needs could certainly increase in some manner in the future that makes a gigabit connection to every home in the US that gets electricity a practical necessity. But, for now, Starlink or the equivalent is a perfectly reasonable alternative at a cost that is on par with various other utilities.
Not really, congestion is only an issue for poorly designed or poorly run ISPs.