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June 2025

White House security staff warned Musk’s Starlink is a security risk

Elon Musk’s team at the U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House communications experts worried about potential security breaches when DOGE personnel installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex. Those who were managing White House communications systems were not informed in advance when DOGE representatives went to the roof of the adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building in February 2025 to install a terminal connecting users in the complex to Starlink satellites, which are owned by Musk’s private SpaceX rocket company.

As Gov Morrisey defended Trump’s push for satellite internet, he contradicted his own broadband experts

Earlier this year, West Virginia broadband officials had finally prepared a plan to bring high-speed internet to every home and business. The state was on track to serve 110,220 locations with broadband, invest millions to improve cell service and train local broadband technicians, according to a draft final proposal obtained by Mountain State Spotlight. If approved, the proposal would’ve unlocked $1.2 billion in funding from the federal Broadband Equity and Access Deployment

Trump admin rescinds, resets Nevada's half-billion-dollar fiber internet buildout

The Trump administration has rescinded its final approval for Nevada to use its nearly half-billion-dollar broadband award, further delaying the state’s plan to achieve universal high-speed internet and speed up internet service for areas, including rural ones, plagued by slow connections.

Here’s How NTIA is Changing the BEAD Program

On June 6, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) changed the direction of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, a federal-state partnership established by Congress in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. States, Washington (DC), Puerto Rico, and U.S.

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Here’s How NTIA is Changing the BEAD Program

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Friday, June 6, 2025

Trump Administration Announces the Benefit of the Bargain BEAD Program that Removes Regulatory Burdens, Lowers Costs and Expands Use of All Technologies

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a Policy Notice instituting critical reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.

Reactions to the Trump Administration's Changes to the BEAD Program

“The result of today’s announcement is simple: the Trump administration is delaying once-in-a-generation investments, blocking states from closing the digital divide and getting Americans online,” said Rep Doris Matsui (D-CA). “Congress was thoughtful and bipartisan when hammering out the details for BEAD, because we realize the stakes for getting connectivity right are sky high. We empowered our states and local communities to use their on-the-ground knowledge to ensure BEAD dollars go where they’re most needed.

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