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US Official Blasts Trump's Broadband Funding Shift From Fiber to Starlink

Starlink, operated by SpaceX, has been installed at the White House to improve internet access, as confirmed by White House officials.
Concerns exist that the new connection might conflict with existing secure systems, but installation has reportedly addressed those issues.
A departing Commerce Department official criticized the government's plan to favor Starlink over fiber-optic projects, warning it could harm rural internet access.
Democratic lawmakers are investigating whether actions taken related to Starlink breach conflict-of-interest laws, as changes to grant rules could significantly benefit it financially.

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tricountytribune.news

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Kansas broadband developers complain about allocation of state, federal grants - Tri-County Tribune

By Tim CarpenterKansasReflector.comKCUR TOPEKA — A major broadband provider and a coalition of smaller developers is not happy about lack of transparency at the Kansas Department of Commerce in awarding millions of dollars in state and federal funding to upgrade internet service in underserved areas of the state. Concerns about the Department of Commerce’s grant-making process were shared with the Kansas Senate’s budget committee by a Cox Commun…

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Louisiana Illuminator

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Louisiana expanded broadband internet access through a federal program. Now the future is uncertain.

Cajun Broadband started in 2017 as a way to provide wireless internet to a few neighbors in Broussard. In 2022, the company was awarded 11 GUMBO 1.0 grants. (Photo courtesy of Cajun Broadband)In a small office in Broussard, the phones are constantly ringing. The unlabeled home of Cajun Broadband sits on the edge of the fiber internet rollout in Louisiana, but the question staff members are consistently hearing is, “When are you coming here?” “We…

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Verite

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Future of federal broadband funding uncertain under Trump

By Camden Doherty, The Current In a small office in Broussard, the phones are constantly ringing. The unlabeled home of Cajun Broadband sits on the edge of the fiber internet rollout in Louisiana, but the question staff members are consistently hearing is, “When are you coming here?” “We get at least 10 calls a day with people asking if we are coming where they are,” says Victoria Disher, Cajun Broadband customer service representative. In 202…

12 days ago

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Techdirt

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Former Boss Of $42.5B Broadband Subsidy Program Warns It’s Being Ruined To Benefit Elon Musk

There are more than $42.5 billion in broadband grants headed to the states courtesy of the 2021 infrastructure bill. The GOP voted against the bill, but have repeatedly turned around and taken credit for its looming benefits among our broadly misinformed electorate. And, as we long predicted, they’re now redrafting key components of the program to the direct benefit of…

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Raw Story

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'Extremely bad': Tech expert issues major warning about new Elon Musk scheme

Technologist Waldo Jaquith, who has a lengthy history working in information technology for the federal government across multiple presidential administrations, is warning about a new scheme being hatched by billionaire Elon Musk.Specifically, Jaquith responded to a report in the New York Times that...

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex - Overpasses For America

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is now accessible across the White House campus. It is the latest installment of the Wi-Fi network across the government since Mr. Musk joined the Trump administration as an unpaid adviser. It was not immediately clear when the White House complex was fitted with Starlink after President Trump took office for a second term. Starlink terminals, rectangular panels that receiv…

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