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Another Stab At Internet Access By Satellite

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the when-will-it-be-national-and-mobile dept.

dpilgrim writes "As someone who probably won't live long enough to see DSL or cable Internet reach my rural neighborhood, I follow the 'Satellite Wars' pretty closely. Looks like Echostar is claiming once again they have a viable high-speed Internet access satellite under construction. Really. They do. According to this AP story, they have pictures and all. The big news is that based on this 'new evidence' the FCC has rescinded their revocation of Echostar's license. Yes, this submission came to you 44,000 miles over Starband's satellite link, and Starband is an Echostar partner. Wonder how long that relationship will last?"

6 of 302 comments (clear)

  1. Satellite Systems Hacked by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here is a good link to an article on Yahoo.Click this
    link

  2. Questions, questions.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Wonder how long that relationship will last?
    Only as long as it takes for someone to start a fight and the first china dish gets thrown.
  3. SCORE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    +2 Technical
    -1 Artistic
    -1 Antisemitic
    -1 Sick

    Score: -1 Troll

  4. Oh, here's the link for the SP fiber project by SexyKellyOsbourne · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    http://www.rense.com/general28/ptocss.htm

    Gotta love google.

    It's strange that they won't offer cable internet connections in many rural towns, but the government would want to run a fiber line to the south pole.

  5. WHITE POWER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    White power 1 - 2 - 3 - 4!

    I stand watch my country, going down the drain
    We are all at fault, we are all to blame
    We're letting them takeover, we just let 'em come
    Once we had an Empire, and now we've got a slum

    (chorus)
    White Power! For England
    White Power! Today
    White Power! For Slashdot
    Before it gets too late

    Well we've seen a lot of riots, we just sit and scoff
    We've seen a lot of muggings, and the judges let 'em off

    (chorus)

    Well we've gotta do something, to try and stop the rot
    And the traitors that have used us, they should all be shot

    (chorus)

    middle eight:
    Are we gonna sit and let them come?
    Have they got the White man on the run?
    Multi-racial society is a mess
    We ain't gonna take much more of this
    What do we need?

    (chorus)

    Well if we don't win our battle, and all does not go well
    It's apocalypse for Britain, and we'll see you all in hell

    (chorus) x2

  6. Re:Speed of light by thgreatoz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Ludacrous speed?! We've never gone that fast before....I don't know if the ship can take it!" "What's the matter, Colonel Sanders...are you CHICKEN????!!!"

    --
    When their numbers dwindled from 50 to 8, the dwarves began to suspect Hungry.