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April 2021

What early users of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet think about the service, speed and more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX rolled out its Starlink early access program to the public six months ago, with the satellite internet service growing to more than 10,000 users in the first few months. CNBC spoke to more than 50 people who have been using Starlink. Those surveyed included households in Canada and 13 states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Sponsor 

Federal Communications Commission

Date 
Tue, 04/27/2021 - 15:00

A public webinar to provide information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB). The EBB is a temporary program that provides a discount of up to $50 per month ($75 on Tribal lands) off a qualifying households’ internet bill. For eligible households there is the potential for a discount of up to $100 towards the purchase of a tablet, laptop or desktop computer from a participating provider so long as the eligible purchaser contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.


Sponsor 

Senate Commerce Committee

Date 
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 10:00

Witness

  • Dr. Eric S. Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

Sponsor 

Senate Commerce Committee

Date 
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 10:00

Witnesses

  • The Honorable Bill Nelson, to be National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator
  • Ms. Lina Khan, to be Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission

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