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Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents | SpaceX wants more money, asks Trump admin to reject state's broadband grant plan.
SpaceX wants more money, asks Trump admin to reject state’s broadband grant plan.
The Trump administration's "technology-neutral" guidelines make it harder for states to justify paying for fiber deployment when other options are cheaper, but Virginia provided an explanation for its funding decisions. The state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) said it chose "technology-neutral solutions that perform at the required speeds across diverse terrain, including dense tree coverage, undulating slopes, and varying altitudes, to meet unique needs of each [location]." Noting that its "project areas span from mountains and hills to farmland and coastal plains," the DHCD said its previous experience with grant-funded deployments "revealed that tree canopy, rugged terrain, and slope can complicate installation and/or obstruct line-of-sight."
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