Commerce Department changes broadband policies benefiting Starlink up to $20B

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick overhauled the $42.5B BEAD broadband program to adopt “tech-neutral approach” allowing satellite providers like Starlink to receive $10-20B instead of expected $4.1B, while directing staff to “increase satellite usage regardless of other considerations” and specifically recommending Elon Musk’s Starlink to rural broadband leaders.

Key Actors

Howard Lutnick Department of Commerce Elon Musk Starlink

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conflict-of-interest regulatory-capture starlink broadband musk-benefits

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