Realclearscience iconRealclearscienceSep 17, 2026

Starlink Has Made Costly Internet Subsidy Obsolete

For decades, taxpayers have been forced to prop up an increasingly outdated broadband subsidy program with billions of dollars a year. Now, advocates for new broadband-deployment technologies are calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to finally pull the plug.

Starlink Has Made Costly Internet Subsidy Obsolete

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For decades, taxpayers have been forced to prop up an increasingly outdated broadband subsidy program with billions of dollars a year.

Now, advocates for new broadband-deployment technologies are calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to finally pull the plug.

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For decades, taxpayers have been forced to prop up an increasingly outdated broadband subsidy program with billions of dollars a year. Now, advocates for new broadband-deployment technologies are calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to finally pull the plug.

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