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.
*Audible gasp
Wadya mean ‘could’?
Bears could shit in the woods.
“Would he do that?”
Is ‘could’ the new spelling of ‘will’?
No shit
Could?
“I’ve investigated and my companies are the most efficient!”
🙄
You can bet that on day one he’ll claim NASA is less efficient than SpaceX, and therefore their budget should be directed to his company instead.
He wants to gut the FAA and DoT for daring to regulate his companies
could? probably already is
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. As much as I hate the idea of Musk cutting infrastructure spending for broadband, I think it wouldn’t hurt to cut this part. We’ve had multiple occasions where telecom companies take the money and run while not being held accountable by the government. Does that make him the right person for the job? Absolutely fucking not.
This just in… Water is wet!
He’s been grifting taxpayers forever. His improved access just allows him to expand it. America sucks.
Well of course. As that was always the plan.
That is the plan.
