SpaceX may have revenue from government contracts but they built Starlink of their own accord, not for any government agency. The funding came from private investment (VC) and their own revenue, a significant fraction of which is commercial launches.
SpaceX is just an ISP that can launch rockets.
“Competition” subsidized by the US govt. to help a company get global customers so that the product gets more revenue to continue to be viable. The same company that has US investors, US employees, US manufacturing, US customers and pays US tax dollars.
Getting paid for work done (and cheaper than competition as well) is not subsidies.
Be angry they don't subsidise and/or encourage competition in the domestic market instead of where they do then.
Tons of people stuck with 2005 tier connects at x10 the price is just sad.
Good.. US govt makes an inferior mouse trap..
Nor is it subsidies.. it's funding from contracts..
SpaceX is on track to make most of its revenue from Starlink anyways
What is the "subsidy" here?
Probably referring to government launch contracts, DoD use of Starlink, and Starshield. The latter did not fund the development costs of Starlink AFAIK. And it's hard for me to characterize government launch contracts as "subsidy" when SpaceX is winning those contracts in fair bidding by undercutting all other launch providers on price.
US government buys SpaceX launches instead of Billion $ wrenches from Boeing, Lockheed, and Northrop.