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‘Inferior’ Starlink Will Leave Rural Americans Worse Off, Says Ousted Federal Official | Starlink is cheap to deploy, but could leave rural Americans "stranded" with slower speeds and higher costs
Starlink is cheap to deploy, but could leave rural Americans "stranded" with slower speeds and higher costs.
Evan Feinman, who directed the program for the last three years, wrote in a departing email to staff that Starlink’s satellite internet is “inferior” to alternatives, “delivering slower speeds at higher costs to the household paying the bill.” Three years after launch, no internet expansion projects have begun with the program’s $42.5 billion in funding, though three states were awaiting final approvals just as President Trump took office. Howard Lutnick, the new Commerce Secretary, has said the agency would review BEAD and remove burdensome requirements that have slowed down deployment as well as, crucially, eliminate any preference for fiber.
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