The program is more favorable to satellite-internet providers. Under the new rules, states must resubmit proposals.

Changes to the BEAD program strip out the fiber preference for 'technology neutrality,' which could benefit satellite and ...

Since taking office, Trump and his administration have hit the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment fund ...

Trump's Commerce Department reversed the Biden-era decision to prioritize the building of fiber networks in the BEAD program.

It’ll be up to ISPs to apply for the funding. Under the BEAD ... that fiber can supply far faster broadband than satellite internet services such as Starlink, Kane said the same fiber ...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wants to enforce a 10-year moratorium on AI regulation by making states ineligible for broadband funding if they try to impose any limits on development of artificial ...

Groups trying to expand high-speed internet access call the cut in funding, originally created by the Digital Equity Act, a ...

The president and his agencies have powerful weapons to deploy against his former DOGE chief, if they choose to.

Meanwhile, Britain's telco watchdog Ofcom is consulting on a proposal to grant temporary fixed-term licenses to Musk-run ...

A group of Senate Democrats is raising red flags over the Trump administration’s delays in releasing $42 billion earmarked ...

The licence marks a significant milestone for Starlink, which has been awaiting regulatory clearance for several years.

Eutelsat has reportedly held talks with investors to raise €1.5 billion to expand its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite ...