The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is advising states against granting the internet service provider Starlink special exemptions to a federal broadband program.

In a letter to state broadband offices, SpaceX claimed that federal broadband funding requirements make things difficult for satellite providers, like its Starlink service.

The GAO found that the NTIA did not submit its new BEAD rules to Congress and could therefore be legally ineffective.

A letter signed by 164 state legislators urges the Commerce Department to release the full amount of funds states were set to receive through the BEAD program.

"They say everything is bigger in Texas, and we certainly saw that with the effort put forth in their BEAD Final Proposal," said NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth.

New federal efforts follow rising frustrations with state and local permitting processes for building new broadband infrastructure.

From Arkansas to the Northern Mariana Islands, states are beginning to see their broadband proposals approved under the Trump administration's new rules.

The NTIA announced upcoming reforms targeting Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program and another program funded by the the Digital Equity Act.

After 17 years of litigation, a judge has denied AT&T’s motion for summary judgment, allowing the case to proceed to trial.

A new bill would prioritize funding ReConnect program applications for areas where at least 90% of homes lack access to broadband.