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Musk's Starlink stands to benefit from changes to a broadband equity program
Another day, another move from the Trump administration that will benefit Elon Musk — shocking. The US Department of Commerce has announced an overhaul of 2021's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and its $42.5 billion that will funnel work to Musk's Starlink.
The BEAD program was originally designed to give states [...]
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