House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer is spearheading a defense of Elon Musk, who has recently embraced his alliance to the Republican party fully endorsing Donald Trump, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked a series of contracts for Starlink, the satellite-based internet provider he founded.
In a letter to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenwocel, Comer said the Committee is investigating the revocation of contracts to receive "broadband deployment subsidies through the Rural Digital opportunity Fund (RDOF)." "The Committee seeks information from the FCC to ensure that the Commission followed established processes and is not improperly using the regulatory process for political purposes," adds a passage of the letter, highlighting that the impact of Hurricane Helene "illustrates the importance of expanding broadband access to rural areas."
