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Cosmic Log

Amazon satellites go into orbit, boosting Starlink rivalry
A powerful rocket sent the first batch of 27 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network into low Earth orbit today, marking a milestone in the company’s multibillion-dollar bid to catch up with SpaceX’s Starlink constellati
cosmiclog.com/2025/04/28/amazo
#GeekWire #Amazon #Broadband #ProjectKuiper #Satellites #Space #Technology #Telecommunications

Atlas V rocket launch with Project Kuiper satellites
Cosmic Log · Amazon satellites go into orbit, boosting Starlink rivalryA powerful rocket sent the first batch of 27 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network into low Earth orbit today, marking a milestone in the company’s multibillion-dollar b…
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Wm.son

#NPR #1A #Broadband #RuralAmerica #TFGMusk #Starlink #BEAD

The part that caught my ear is the guy in charge (Lutnick) of putting this Broadband Equity Access deployment program forward (most states are shovel ready) might not do that or cut it somehow, leaving wired and fiber internet broadband out for many people.

So it'll cost more and be more expensive for most people.

But they could use Starlink, right?

Who does that benefit?

Hmmm. Wanna bet Mush has met with Lutnick?

npr.org/2017/07/12/536890695/w

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Cosmic Log

Amazon sets a date for milestone Kuiper satellite launch
Amazon and United Launch Alliance have set April 9 as the date for the first launch of full-scale satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network.

ULA said the three-hour window for the Atlas V rocket’s liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space F
cosmiclog.com/2025/04/02/amazo
#GeekWire #Amazon #Broadband #ProjectKuiper #Satellites #Space #UnitedLaunchAlliance

Delivery of Amazon Project Kuiper payload to Florida launch facility
Cosmic Log · Amazon sets a date for milestone Kuiper satellite launchAmazon and United Launch Alliance have set April 9 as the date for the first launch of full-scale satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network. ULA said the three-hour window f…
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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"In sum, while BEAD was not as ambitious as a Green New Deal–style program, which would enlist an entirely public and unionized workforce, it was better than a garden-variety neoliberal public-private partnership with zero regard for labor standards.

Fiber-optic systems handle growing bandwidth demands through equipment upgrades, which require long-term maintenance crews — meaning stable employment and durable internet for these communities for decades to come. Instead of this promising vision, rural Americans now face the prospect of receiving inferior internet service while the potential for sustainable union employment evaporates in favor of satellite technology that requires minimal ongoing workforce investment in their communities.

By the time Biden left office, his administration had just finished approving state proposals, setting the stage for implementation. So long, BEAD. We hardly knew ye.

The promise of laying fiber-optic cable was that it would require workers on the ground everywhere, creating jobs throughout rural America. By contrast, Starlink satellites are made in two locations in Washington and Texas, launched from Cape Canaveral, and managed remotely from SpaceX headquarters — bypassing any meaningful job creation in the communities that stood most to benefit."

jacobin.com/2025/03/musk-starl

jacobin.comElon Musk Is Hijacking Rural America’s InternetRural Americans need good internet and good jobs. And they were poised to get them — until Elon Musk saw an opening to grow his fortune with a plan that will provide worse internet and fewer jobs.
#USA#Musk#StarLink
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

Trump Is Changing the Rural Broadband Rules. Guess Who May Benefit?

Biden threw billions at rural broadband, but the process was slow as molasses. Trump may speed it up—while lining the pockets of his co-president.
newrepublic.com/article/193127

"the #Broadband Equity, Access, & Deployment Program, or BEAD...$42.5 billion... Now that the #Trump admn has its hands on BEAD, it may take a lot of that #money —as much as half of it, or even more—and give it to #ElonMusk"

Headline from The New Republic: Yep, him Trump Is Changing the Rural Broadband Rules. Guess Who May Benefit? Biden threw billions at rural broadband, but the process was slow as molasses. Trump may speed it up—while lining the pockets of his co-president. by Paul Waldman March 26, 2025
#Musk#Corruption#USPol
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