Is Starlink Internet the Answer for Rural New York?
While underserved communities will be happy to have access to faster Internet, satellite service can be expensive. Starlink’s “beta” service costs $99 a month plus a $499 upfront cost to order the Starlink Kit. by Geoff Herbert, syracuse.com / December 14, 2020 Shutterstock
(TNS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk is aiming to bring high-speed Internet to largely rural areas in Upstate New York, but it won’t be cheap.
Business Insider reports the Federal Communications Commission has awarded Musk’s company SpaceX with more than $885 million in federal subsidies for its satellite Internet broadcast system known as Starlink. $20 million of it will be spent in New York state over the next 10 years, serving more than 13,000 potential customers.
Elon Musk bringing fast internet to rural parts of Upstate NY, but it’s not cheap
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses as he arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Awards ceremony, in Berlin, on December 1, 2020.Britta Pedersen / POOL / AFP
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is aiming to bring high-speed internet to largely rural areas in Upstate New York, but it won’t be cheap.
Business Insider reports the Federal Communications Commission has awarded Musk’s company SpaceX with more than $885 million in federal subsidies for its satellite internet broadcast system known as Starlink. $20 million of it will be spent in New York state over the next 10 years, serving more than 13,000 potential customers.