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SpaceX to keep Starlink pricing simple, exit beta when network is “reliable”
The Starlink broadband network will probably stick with one price instead of offering different tiers of service, said SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell. SpaceX has been charging $99 a month for the Starlink beta service, plus $499 upfront for the user terminal/satellite dish, mounting tripod, and router. Even if SpaceX has just one price for most customers, it will probably offer a cheaper plan to people with low incomes.
ISP WOW imposes data cap, explains it to users with condescending pizza analogy (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 04/02/2021 - 14:57Cable lobby says it hates Biden plan to expand broadband and lower prices
President Joe Biden's plan to expand broadband access and lower prices is, predictably, facing bitter opposition from cable companies that want to maintain the status quo.
Arizona lawmaker: Big Tech “hired almost every lobbyist” to kill app store bill (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 12:26Biden broadband plan will be hated by big ISPs, welcomed by Internet users
The American Jobs Plan's $100 billion in broadband funding would be spread out over a number of years, as the entire jobs plan is slated to "invest about $2 trillion this decade." Municipally owned networks, nonprofits, and co-operatives would play a major role in the expansion. The broadband industry and Republicans have been fighting city-owned networks for years, and nearly 20 states have laws that restrict the growth of municipal broadband.