Comment by bell-cot

The area served is close to Ann Arbor, MI - so remember Starlink's "satellites are in random-ish orbits around the Earth, not magically hovering over areas with more potential customers" issue.

It's possible that the county is trying to get tough with Comcast here - "stop gouging our residents so badly, or we'll help a local competitor (to you) grow into a real thorn in your bottom line". Starlink isn't credible for that.

And the money is from a "State and Local Fiscal Recovery" fund that the county has access to - so spending it on Starlink would probably be a legal non-starter regardless.