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Brian Basson @BassonBrain on x 30K followers
Created: 2025-07-17 11:10:46 UTC
Good article...
🇺🇸 THE TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF REDIRECTING "BEAD" FUNDS TO @STARLINK
When Congress carved out $XXXX billion for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program in 2021, the bipartisan intent was to put fiber in the ground and close America’s last-mile gaps for good.
Four years later, the program’s direction has shifted sharply.
A June policy notice from federal broadband regulators voided every approved state plan, stripped the fiber preference from the scoring rubric, and opened the door for low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite bidders—chiefly Elon Musk’s Starlink—to compete for as much as $XX billion of the remaining pot.
The agency has given state broadband offices just XX days to rewrite proposals or risk forfeiting funds. This development constitutes a major structural change with effects that will define the U.S. connectivity framework for the next generation...
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