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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 25, 2026
Trump Republicans Made A Historic Mess Of This Massive Broadband Grant Program
I've written a lot this year about how Republicans hijacked the $42.5 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program (created by the 2021 infrastructure bill) and immediately set about weakening oversight standards, eliminating enforcement of stuff like broadband affordability, speed, and equitable deployment, and making it a priority to heavily subsidize Elon Musk for...
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 21, 2026
Trump Admin Still Being Cagey On $21 Billion In Hijacked Broadband Grants
I've written a lot about how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos convinced Republicans to redirect billions in taxpayer money away from future-proof fiber optic upgrades, and toward their low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband networks they’d already planned to deploy. Curious behavior for two extremely-rich gentlemen who both repeatedly claim to loathe subsidies and corporate welfare.The...
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 17, 2026
Trump Says California Can’t Stand Up To Big Telecom If It Wants Taxpayer Grants
As the federal U.S. government has given up on consumer protection and corporate oversight, states have filled the void with various degrees of success. That's been particularly apparent in areas like telecom, where the corruption-fueled death of federal privacy and net neutrality protections have been replicated in a handful of states like California, which passed...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 19, 2026
Libraries Beg Brendan Carr To Back Off Plan To Make U.S. Broadband Shittier, More Expensive
Back in June, Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr announced he'd be reviewing the FCC E-Rate program with an eye on “reforms.” Generally, when Brendan Carr promises "reforms," usually what he means is either "I'm going to destroy this program," or "I'm going to illegally make changes to this congressionally-mandated program that ensures telecom giants like...
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