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Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by gamblor956 on Thursday June 30, 2022 @07:05PM (#31939840)
Starlink chose the 100mbps threshold over trying to satisfy the lower speed threshold because the higher threshold makes their business plan viable (it lets them get $$$ government funding for providing high-speed rural connectivity).

They don't get kudos for failing to meet the standard they're required to meet as a condition of the government program they need to make their business work.

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Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by fshr on Thursday June 30, 2022 @09:55PM (#31941258)
> The full Starlink satellite system doesn't have 4,408 sats. That's just the Gen 1 constellation. They have committed to completing the Gen 2 constellation, with an additional 7,518 sats, which each provide many times more bandwidth than the Gen 1 sats, by 2027, well in time for the RDOF.
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Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by spywaregorilla on Thursday June 30, 2022 @08:20PM (#31940541)
They built and shipped something really cool and useful. That seems like it deserves some kudos.
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