FCC's Brendan Carr on Starlink subsidy revocation, China's internet ambitions, and TikTok | E1870
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
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🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Today’s show:
FCC commissioner Brendan Carr joins Jason to discuss the revocation of Starlink's $900 million FCC subsidy (2:41), the satellite internet race (15:00), concern over TikTok's connections to the CCP (29:00), and more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr joins Jason
(2:41) The FCC's decision to revoke Starlink's subsidy and its implications
(6:00) Consumer experience and reliability of Starlink's service
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(8:01) The digital divide, subsidies for rural areas, and the transition from implicit to explicit subsidies
(10:55) Analysis of consumer behavior and potential consequences of the FCC's decision
(15:00) The government's broadband initiative, Amazon's position in the satellite internet race, and the Biden administration's relationship with Elon Musk
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(23:03) The emergence of 5G, the potential impact of more satellite internet providers, and China's global internet provider ambitions
(29:00) TikTok's influence, possible manipulation, and the federal government's handling of it (34:33) Northwest Registered Agent - Get a 60% discount on your next LLC at http://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist (35:32) 2023 is the prime time to start a company - don't let your million-dollar idea collect dust! Go to https://www.founder.university/ to apply today!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-massive-belt-and-road-initiative
https://www.internetforall.gov/programs
https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-rocket-blast-craters-started-fire-incinerated-land-crabs-report-2023-8#:~:text=SpaceX rocket explosion left craters,blue land crabs%2C" report says&text=The environmental damage caused by,explosion in April shocked officials
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/29/23327765/tesla-nlrb-ruling-union-busting-black-shirt-policy
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| 0:00.0 | you know once StarNet comes online I don't think it would take that much or that long |
| 0:04.4 | for the CCP start rolling up all these countries with being either |
| 0:07.8 | the complementary service or the main service and again you know that's gonna be a |
| 0:11.8 | very different version of the internet that people are going to be exposed to if you're going through StarNet as opposed to either StarLink or Kuiper or even just the regular homegrown African Telco's. |
| 0:22.0 | This week in startups is brought to you by |
| 0:24.1 | Vanta compliance and security shouldn't be a deal breaker for startups to |
| 0:29.0 | win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a sock-2 report fast. |
| 0:34.8 | Twist listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at vanta.com slash twist. |
| 0:41.3 | Gusto is easy online payroll, benefits, and HR built for modern small businesses. |
| 0:48.0 | Get three months free when you run your first payroll at gusto.com slash Twist and Northwest registered |
| 0:56.3 | agent when starting your business it's important to use a service that will |
| 1:00.2 | actually help you Northwest registered agent is that service. |
| 1:04.3 | They'll form your company fast, give you the documents you need to open a business bank |
| 1:08.9 | account, and even provide you with mail scanning and a business address to keep your personal privacy intact. |
| 1:15.6 | Visit northwest registered agent.com slash twist to get a 60% discount on your next LLC. |
| 1:22.4 | All right everybody we are honored today to have FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr back on the show. |
| 1:28.0 | Commissioner Carr joined me back in July of 2022, episode 1509 to talk about the banning of Tik-Tok and should it be banned. |
| 1:36.0 | Back then, he made a lot of waves when he called for Tim Cook and Sundar from Google to remove |
| 1:42.1 | Tik-Tok from the apps or something that has turned out to be pretty |
| 1:47.4 | prescient. People are now starting to take that much more seriously. |
| 1:51.9 | Well we've got him back on the show because he is in his unique |
| 1:56.0 | style being very candid about the regulatory harassment of Elon Musk by the Biden |
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