Re: [Starlink] Subsidised in Canada for Starlink-Hardware

[Ulrich Speidel <u.speidel@auckland.ac.nz>]

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I note that the four communities are all clustered in a relatively small 
area on the eastern shores of Lake Manitoba, more or less in walking 
distance of each other. That's a significant number of terminals for 
such a small area. It'll be interesting to see whether Starlink will 
have the capacity to service them all. Mind you, they're just south of 
the 53rd parallel, where satellite density is highest, so if not there, 
then where? But I guess this probably comes on top of an existing 
customer base in a wider area awash with hard-to-reach users.

On 17/05/2022 9:22 am, Daniel AJ Sokolov wrote:

> Hello,
>
> The Canadian province of Quebec wants to subsidise
> Starlink-subscriptions for 10,200 hard to reach homes. The subsidy,
> apparently, is not ongoing, but a one-off for purchasing the hardware.
>
> In four Manitoba communities, federal money will provide a subsidy of
> CAD 900 each for 1,162 households. That covers the device plus tax, but
> not Starlink's delivery fee or any cost of installation.
>
> https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/05/16/starlink-utilised-in-quebec-manitoba-rural-broadband-programmes-portability-option-launched 
> <https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/05/16/starlink-utilised-in-quebec-manitoba-rural-broadband-programmes-portability-option-launched>
>
> https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2022/05/government-of-canada-invests-over-1-million-to-bring-high-speed-internet-to-up-to-1162households-in-manitoba.html 
> <https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2022/05/government-of-canada-invests-over-1-million-to-bring-high-speed-internet-to-up-to-1162households-in-manitoba.html>
>
> FYI
> Daniel
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