He’s said $42.45bn spent by the US for rural internet isn’t efficient. His Starlink company stands to benefit if he reduces that investmentElon Musk, named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the federal government, is poised to undermine funding for rural broadband services to benefit his satellite internet services company, Starlink.Musk has long been a critic of the Biden administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (Bead) Program, which provides $42.45bn through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities. Starlink, the satellite internet services subsidiary of SpaceX, has largely been shut out of this funding after government agencies deemed it too slow to qualify. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/30/elon-musk-government-efficiency-self-enrichment
Author : George Chidi
Publish date : 2024-11-30 12:00:00
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Musk could use the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ for self-enrichment
