U.S. Commerce Secretary Tells Rural Broadband Leaders to Prioritize Starlink
Howard Lutnick told staff to increase use of satellite internet, specifically naming Starlink, according to a new FT report.
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Former Broadband Director Calls Handout to Musk's Starlink a 'Betrayal' to Rural America
After losing his position as director of prominent broadband program, fiber expansion supporter Evan Feinman sent a scathing ...
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Former BEAD director warns against straying from fiber focus
BEAD's former program director warns that straying from a fiber focus could prove detrimental to rural Americans.
‘Inferior’ Starlink Will Leave Rural Americans Worse Off, Says Ousted Federal Official
The head of the Commerce Department’s ambitious plan to expand fiber internet access across rural America warned on Sunday ...
Trump plan to fund Musk’s Starlink over fiber called “betrayal” of rural US
A federal broadband official departed the US government with a warning that a Trump administration plan will strand rural ...
US Commerce Secretary: Prioritize Starlink in Rural Areas, Satellite Internet Over Broadband
The US Commerce Secretary has recently encouraged leaders to use Starlink's satellite internet in rural areas instead of ...
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Elon Musk’s Starlink will have very high long-term costs for rural Americans
A federal broadband program worth $42 billion is being revised, and Elon Musk’s Starlink may stand to gain the most. State ...
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Top broadband official exits Commerce Department with sharp Musk warning
The technology offered by Starlink, Musk’s company, is inferior, wrote Evan Feinman, who had directed the $42.5 billion broadband program for the past three years. “Stranding all or part of ...