Likewise couldn't find any details of what's in the application, but found the 75 or so "Interventions" interesting to read. All the comments I read were in favor of approving the application, and several contained examples of why such a service is badly needed in rural Canada.
Quote from: flyright on 05/23/2020 01:47 pmLikewise couldn't find any details of what's in the application, but found the 75 or so "Interventions" interesting to read. All the comments I read were in favor of approving the application, and several contained examples of why such a service is badly needed in rural Canada.I do love SpaceX like the next guy, but yeah. That looks to me like a bit of Astroturfing. Or perhaps I'm a bit cynical as a person and this is how every Canadian acts in regards to boring radio transmission applications.
So maybe don't jump to accusations of fraud when you have no evidence to support that.
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It's mostly folk from r/Starlink.
Yeah it's less AstroTurfing, and more of a raid. Those who have heard about starlink are usually people already favorable to SpaceX's activities,especially those who go through the work to find the comment section of regulatory paperwork.
Quote from: meberbs on 05/24/2020 06:27 am So maybe don't jump to accusations of fraud when you have no evidence to support that.I did not call it fraud, i called it astroturfing. Perhaps its semantics from my side but i believe its a common enough occurrence to get its own word defining it.
At the request of OneWeb, the CRTC extended the comment period on SpaceX telecommunication application. Thankfully, the CRTC saw through OneWeb's attempt to delay the license issuance and only extended the comment period by a week.So far, there are over 1,800 public comments, almost all of which are positive toward Starlink.
On the serious side, CRTC has a primary responsibility to expand connections to rural areas with a very heavy emphasis on getting First Nations connected. There is no way the CRTC would turn down a plan that delivers and doesn't cost the government anything. Ultimately, Trudeau can see that being the first PM to actually deliver on a promise of massive upgrade in services to the Far North is a huge political win.Astroturf or not, Big Three opposition or not, there is no way the politics of this come out any other way.