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'Stop spending billions on subsidies; establish a plan': Musk's Spacex in letter to FCC

SpaceX is urging the FCC to end a $4.5 billion fund that subsidizes rural broadband. The satellite internet company argues its services have already solved the connectivity gap by offering fast, competitive rates nationwide. SpaceX believes these legacy programs are now redundant

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'Stop spending billions on subsidies; establish a plan': Musk's Spacex in letter to FCCSpaceX is urging the FCC to end a $4.5 billion fund that subsidizes rural broadband. The satellite internet company argues its services have already solved the connectivity gap by offering fast, competitive rates nationwide. SpaceX believes these legacy programs are now redundant
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