We have a deep understanding of the economics of delivering these services. We think that by delivering this very substantial, very low-cost pipe to our partners, we are going to give them the economics they need to be able to compete extremely effectively in all these remote communities. I think having SpaceX there too is great. As I said in my testimony, I think the more competitors we have in the market forces everyone to innovate and drives down pricing. The consumer is going to benefit from that. I think that's great.
As for government support, listen. For certain markets I expect there's almost always likely going to need to be some level of government support. That's true in Canada and that's true in the U.S. You shouldn't have any mistake in your mind that a lot of what SpaceX is doing also benefits from government support. SpaceX themselves, as they should be, have applied for the same type of rural broadband funding south of the border in the United States. The FCC has set up a very large fund, the RDOF, that's north of $20 billion U.S., and SpaceX rightly has applied and is a qualified applicant in that fund. It's hopefully going to help bridge the digital divide in Canada, but it's going to get some support from this government funding that's out there.
Our services are going to be viable. We're going to change the game in terms of the economics. For some of these very small communities it might still be the case that having some level of government support is going to continue to be necessary. We're seeing that all over the world.