cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/994750
Archived version: https://archive.ph/WtjmL
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230803083943/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/internet-providers-that-won-fcc-grants-try-to-escape-broadband-commitments/
This has happened before and it will keep happening unless these corporations are held accountable.
satellites are treading on their dreams. nobody wants to invest in rural grounded infrastructure which is already obsolete against reusable rockets with decks of flatpacked comm beacons. higher ground wins.