Summary
Elon Musk, co-leading Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” could influence U.S. broadband funding to benefit Starlink, his satellite internet company.
The Biden administration’s $42.45 billion BEAD program prioritizes fiber optics for rural broadband, but Starlink has been excluded for failing to meet performance standards.
Musk has criticized the program as wasteful and could push for funding delays or reallocation, benefiting Starlink as the only option in underserved areas.
Critics warn this shift favors Musk’s financial interests over reliable fiber infrastructure, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Beep boop:
Seriously. Is anybody surprised by these headlines?
What a weird way to spell “will” I mean they missed every letter, “could” some editor must be real embarrassed.
It’s just their way of writing on something while avoiding a libel case against them.
Wadya mean ‘could’?
he literally invested 44 billion for this
One might wonder where the 44 billion came from in the first place.
No shit sherlock.
No shit.
He’s been grifting taxpayers forever. His improved access just allows him to expand it. America sucks.
NO WAY
Well of course. As that was always the plan.
*will
Change the “could” in the title to “will” for better accuracy.
You could even go as far as changing the “will” to “is”, looking at how much Tesla’s stock recently gained due to the forward looking nature of the market.
CouldwillIs
what is with this trend of journalists slowly meandering to the point, tripping over themselves every step of the way?
musks’s conflict of interest has been staring us in the face since the DGE was first announced. (im not going to include the “of” in the acronym)
They get paid by the word.
if the article is long enough you could do a mid article ad as well
What else would he possibly use it for?
Other-people-enpoorment?
