SpaceX wants more money, asks Trump admin to reject state’s broadband grant plan.

Starlink operator SpaceX is fighting Virginia’s plan to deploy fiber Internet service to residents, claiming that federal grant money should be given to Starlink instead. SpaceX is already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state but is seeking $60 million.

Starlink is poised to benefit from the Trump administration rewriting rules for the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. While the Biden administration decided that states should prioritize fiber in order to build more future-proof networks, the Trump administration ordered states to revise their plans with a “tech-neutral approach” and lower the average cost of serving each location.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      Maybe start with doing some research on the Internet yourself instead of asking random strangers from other countries to fix things for you.

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      10 hours ago

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