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Texas Pauses Billions in Rural Broadband Funding Over Alleged Elon Musk Starlink Bias

Texas has frozen $3.3 billion in BEAD broadband grants after lawmakers alleged the state rewrote the rules to favour Elon Musk's Starlink over faster fibre for rural homes.

International Business Times UK

Texas Freezes Billions in Broadband Grants as Lawmakers Probe Alleged Starlink Favoritism

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:SPCX) Starlink has become a flashpoint in Texas’ broadband funding fight after the state temporarily froze BEAD grant disbursements amid a legislative review of allegations that changes to the award process favored low-Earth-orbit providers such as Starlink.

Benzinga

Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going

Texas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas lawmakers call for audit of state’s broadband grant funding

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are questioning how the state distributes funding for internet services.

The Texas Tribune

Billions in rural broadband funds still on hold

Funds totaling about $20 billion delayed under the federal rural broadband internet program will be subject to new guidance “this summer,” the agency head overseeing the project said Tuesday. National Telecommunications and Information Administration leader Arielle Roth gave lawmakers that timeline at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, where…

Roll Call

Dycom Industries Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) reported a sharply higher fiscal first quarter and raised its full-year revenue outlook, citing accelerating demand for fiber deployments, data center-related infrastructure and a growing backlog that management said supports multi-year growth. On the company’s fiscal 202

MarketBeat

Clearfield Sees Fiber Demand Stabilizing as Bookings Rise, Data Center Prospects Build

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) executives said demand across the company’s fiber connectivity markets is stabilizing after a period of inventory corrections, funding uncertainty and uneven broadband deployment activity, with management pointing to stronger bookings, community broadband momentum and emergi

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Broadband program uncertainty has lawmakers, states on watch

The Trump administration has asserted for months that its “bargain” version of the federal $42.5 billion grant program to expand access to broadband internet would save taxpayers money. That made states and their representatives in Congress nervous that funds left over after deployment proposals would be clawed back. Under pressure…

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Senators press Lutnick over connections with Epstein

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told senators that “I have nothing to hide” in relation to his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.

Roll Call

Senate panel delays action on satellite licensing bill

Proposal would speed federal approval of new satellites as SpaceX seeks to build a large constellation of AI data satellites.

Roll Call

The Free Market Can Connect Rural America Faster Than the Government

Private innovation is connecting rural America faster than Washington’s $42 billion broadband program.

Reason

House panel approves broadband permitting overhaul - Roll Call

The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 26-24 along party lines Wednesday to advance a bill to overhaul the broadband permitting system.

Roll Call

Texas is getting far less in federal money for broadband expansion than expected

Rural leaders who have worked years to improve broadband access said they were disappointed by the sharp decrease in federal dollars.

The Texas Tribune

Cost, service questions loom over revamped broadband push - Roll Call

The BEAD internet program could see more Starlink satellite service under Trump administration rules that ended a preference for fiber optic.

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International Business Times

The $42 Billion Broadband Problem: Why America's Internet Fix May Be Missing the Point

With BEAD funds slow to deploy and fiber builds spiraling in cost, companies like Actelis argue there's a faster, smarter path to closing the digital divide.

Reason

The Senate Is One Step Closer To Passing a 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Regulation

The Senate parliamentarian says the 10-year AI moratorium may be passed by a simple majority through the Senate's budget reconciliation process.

Roll Call

Revamped Senate AI provision faces quick opposition - Roll Call

A Senate committee's decision to tie a moratorium on state regulation of AI to the federal broadband expansion program is raising questions.

The Texas Tribune

Texas official wants low-cost broadband requirements tied to federal dollars dropped

Texas is getting more than $3 billion from the federal government to help expand internet access.

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Reason

Why Has Joe Biden's $42 Billion Broadband Program Not Connected One Single Household?

The senior Republican FCC commissioner blames progressive politics, while lawmakers and telecom companies blame bureaucratic red tape.

The Texas Tribune

Rural Texans, internet providers worry that feds’ broadband expansion plan will have a painfully slow rollout

A historic $3.3 billion federal investment in broadband could connect millions of Texans to the internet. But getting the money to the right hands could be a challenge.

Multichannel News

Biden Administration Gives Broadband Providers More Buildout Flexibility

NTIA adjusts guidance on multibillion-dollar BEAD subsidy program

Multichannel News

GOP: Biden Broadband Program Allows Illegal Rate Regulations

House GOP says state plans run afoul of congressional prohibition on setting rates

Multichannel News

FCC Enacts Anti-Digital Discrimination Rules

Critics say overbroad regulations miss the mark and mean potential ISP rate regulation

Fortune

I coined the term ‘digital divide’ 25 years ago. Biden is providing the funding to bridge it–but one rule could squander this opportunity

Grantees will have to front millions of dollars before they receive a dime from Uncle Sam under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.

TV Tech

CommScope Announces Fiber Cable Manufacturing Expansion in North Carolina

It plans a $60.3 million investment that will help bring broadband services to underserved and rural communities throughout the U.S.

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