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Trump Is Helping Elon Musk’s Starlink Get Billions In Taxpayer Dollars With No Oversight We’ve long noted how the 2021 infrastructure bill included $42.5 billion for broadband grants dubbed the Broadband, Equity, Access And Deployment (BEAD) program. The program wasn't without its warts, but it had the potential to be truly transformative for U.S. broadband access. But Republicans illegally rewrote the program to redirect money away from stuff like affordable, gigabit, community fiber, and… https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/02/trump-is-helping-elon-musks-starlink-get-billions-in-taxpayer-dollars-with-no-oversight/