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02/05/2026
BEAD Update: Where Non-Deployment Dollars Should Go & the Starlink Question
With the Trump administration’s restructuring of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and “Benefit of the Bargain” reforms, the initiative is expected to have about $21 billion in leftover funds. How will that money be spent?
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01/13/2026
FCC OKs Starlink Constellation
The FCC gave SpaceX the green light to launch more of its second-generation Starlink satellites.
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09/18/2025
Effros: In Defense of Decisionmakers
I was going to title this column “in defense of regulators,” but the same fundamental problem faced by regulators is confronting almost all decisionmakers, especially those who are responsible for long-range planning and commitments.
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08/20/2025
West Virginia Sends in Final BEAD Proposal
West Virginia is the latest state to submit its final proposal for BEAD, and to SpaceX’s dismay, it’s another fiber-heavy game plan.
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08/19/2025
Starlink Continues to Make BEAD Challenges
As expected, Starlink parent SpaceX raised objections to Louisiana’s final proposal for BEAD.
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08/15/2025
BEAD Read: States Face the Starlink Factor
Virginia is the first test balloon for whether Starlink will be able to claw back more BEAD funding for satellite broadband. But it probably won’t be the last.