Trump overhaul of $42B broadband fund upends states’ plans to expand access. Spools of fiber conduits for broadband network construction. […]
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Trump is forcing states to funnel grant money to Starlink, Senate Democrats say
Lutnick’s announcement of the BEAD overhaul also criticized what he called the program’s “woke mandates” and “burdensome regulations.” Republicans like […]
Trump plan to fund Musk’s Starlink over fiber called “betrayal” of rural US
“Some states are on the 1-yard line” Republicans criticized the Biden administration for not yet distributing grant money, but the […]
Starlink benefits as Trump admin rewrites rules for $42B grant program
Don’t be “technology-blind,” broadband group says The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society criticized what it called “Trump’s BEAD meddling,” […]
$42B broadband grant program may scrap Biden admin’s preference for fiber
US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been demanding an overhaul of a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, and now his […]