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Sen. Democrats Call for Stop to Funneling Money to Starlink in States. Since taking office, Trump and his administration have hit the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment fund with several major roadblocks.
Since taking office, Trump and his administration have hit the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment fund with several major roadblocks.
The Senators highlighted numerous examples, including Lesotho awarding Musk the country’s first-ever satellite internet service license shortly after Trump issued extremely high tariffs. Last month, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), co-author of the IIJA, alongside several other Democratic senators, wrote, “To unlock the full strength of the U.S. economy, every community must have access to the vast opportunities enabled by broadband, and this can be achieved by your Administration following the law as outlined in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.” “The attempts by NTIA to revise the state application process at this late stage will cause further delays to the program and leave rural and tribal communities behind in an increasingly connected economy,” the Senators wrote.
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