Fiber can have competition; Starlink cannot.
"more"? The rest of the sentence makes more sense with the word "less". From later in the article:
"project areas span from mountains and hills to farmland and coastal plains... tree canopy, rugged terrain, and slope can complicate installation and/or obstruct line-of-sight" [meaning] low-Earth orbit satellite technology "can have signal degradation, increased latency, and reduced reliability".
Meanwhile, Virginia said its plan will allocate $613.3 million to serve 133,472 locations, including:
- SpaceX's Starlink: $3.26 million for 5,579 locations
- Amazon's Kuiper: $4.46 million for 6,957 locations
- All Points Broadband: $171.4 million for 19,801 locations
- Comcast: $146.4 million for 24,343 locations
Not more beneficial in urban areas than alternative providers.
While Starlink is never going to compete with fiber purely on speed, it’s available now, cheaper, and fast enough for residential customers. It will get faster over time as well.
barbazoo•5mo ago
Classy.