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    White House to overhaul $42.5bn Biden-era internet plan – likely to Elon Musk’s advantage



    Billionaire cost-cutter’s Starlink service the likely beneficiary of Trump plan to alter rural internet programUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration is preparing to overhaul a $42.5bn Biden-era program designed to connect tens of millions of rural Americans to reliable and affordable high-speed internet, in a move that is expected to benefit billionaire Elon Musk.Howard Lutnick, the commerce department secretary who has oversight of the federal program, recently told senior officials inside the department that he wants to make significant changes to the federal program, sources with knowledge of the matter told the Guardian. Continue reading…



    Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/trump-musk-rural-internet-starlink

    Author : Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

    Publish date : 2025-03-05 15:36:00

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