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.

  • dan69English
    8·
    2 months ago

    Why do we need to have debate with lobbyists and groups of that nature.

    • thermal_shockEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      They have more $ than you and i, can buy their ways. How that shits not illegal is fucked. Guess it goes with insider trading for Congress, make laws for/against companies you’re invested in. USA is beyond rotten and corrupt from the inside. Blatant bribery with Tim cook delivering gold bars to the white house himself.

      • dan69English
        3·
        2 months ago

        But they pose no comparison to requirements of what the city or community’s needs. Satellite is slower and pales in comparison to fiber.

        • thermal_shockEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          But money, you think they care? As long as there is money, your needs mean fuck all.