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		HWR_14 on Aug 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FCC cancels Starlink’s and LTD's rural development... Most people no longer live in rural areas, and therefore there isn't as much of a driving force to subsidize people living there. And the people who do live there predominately support politicians (in the US especially) who oppose the regulations and subsidies required to do so.

edmcnulty101 on Aug 11, 2022 [–]

Seems like the rural people voted for the people who gave Starlink the winning bid.

And now the people who they didn't vote for are in charge and they lose their bid.

Not sure you're accurate.

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