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Starlink benefits as Trump admin rewrites rules for $42B grant program — Trump admin decides fiber Internet won't be prioritized in BEAD grant program.
Trump admin decides fiber Internet won’t be prioritized in BEAD grant program.
"Fiber broadband is widely understood to be better than other Internet options—like Starlink's satellites—because it delivers significantly faster speeds, is more reliable due to its resistance to interference (from weather, foliage, terrain, etc), has higher bandwidth capacity, and offers symmetrical upload and download speeds, making it ideal for activities like telehealth, online learning, streaming, and gaming that require consistent high performance," the group said. No one knows exactly how much each Internet provider will receive, but a Wall Street Journal report this week said the new rules could help Starlink get nearly half of the available funding. House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) yesterday announced legislation that his office said would eliminate "burdensome conditions imposed by the Biden-Harris Administration, including those related to labor, climate change, and rate regulation, that made deployment more expensive and participation less attractive."
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