Trump Admin Tells Pa., Other States to Shift Broadband Focus to Cheaper Options Like Elon Musk's Starlink

Trump admin tells Pa., other states to shift broadband focus to cheaper options like Elon Musk's Starlink

Critics say the changes prioritize “short-term gain over long-term benefits” for the federal broadband program

Trump Team's Reworking Delays Billions in Broadband Build-Out

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Millions of Americans who have waited decades for fast internet connections will keep waiting after the Trump administration threw a $42 billion high-speed internet program into disarray. The Commerce Department, which runs the massive Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, announced new rules in early June requiring states — some of which were ready to begin construction later t…

Trump’s Broadband Overhaul Puts Results Ahead of Politics

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has smartly chosen to reform the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to remove regulatory burdens and provide a more tech-neutral approach. This move has the real potential to save taxpayer dollars and speed up the deployment of broadband. The move, announced by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (who oversees […] The post Trump’s Broadband Overhaul Puts Res…