NM_Gringo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoElon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Being Crushed by “High Demand”www.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square263fedilinkarrow-up1834arrow-down118
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minus-squaresexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt’s not. But fiber isn’t a regulated utility like power is, so the argument is moot until that changes.
minus-squarealongwaysgone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYes, and that’s the problem. Fibre should be treated the same way as electric and, formerly, landline phones. For the last 20-30+ years, the government has handed billions out to connect everyone. With very little movement in a LOT of places.
It’s not. But fiber isn’t a regulated utility like power is, so the argument is moot until that changes.
Yes, and that’s the problem. Fibre should be treated the same way as electric and, formerly, landline phones. For the last 20-30+ years, the government has handed billions out to connect everyone. With very little movement in a LOT of places.