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@ajtourville · Jul 29, 2024
There are about 50 million Americans living in rural areas
Price of a @Starlink receiver: $499
50M × $499 = $25 billion
We could get every rural American connected to broadband high-speed internet *and* save U.S. taxpayers $17 billion
Brendan Carr@BrendanCarrFCC· Jul 29, 2024In 2021, @VP Harris agreed to lead the Administration’s signature effort to expand Internet infrastructure. Congress then provided $42 billion for the work.
It’s now been 9️⃣8️⃣7️⃣ days since the plan was enacted &
0️⃣ Americans have been connected
0️⃣ Shovels worth of dirt turned
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Yeah, it’s insane
05:12 PM · July 29, 2024 · 52.9K views
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