The investment is part of the larger $9.2 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which encourages telecom providers to expand internet access to rural and underserved areas. Starlink received an initial $885.5 million subsidy as part of the program’s Phase 1 implementation in 2020. The FCC also denied LTD Broadband’s petition for financing, despite the fact that it had already received $1.3 billion in 2020.
