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Howard Lutnick
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, left, accompanied by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei, speaks as he joins President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

House Democrats want Commerce Dept. to clarify rules for BEAD nondeployment funds

Ten House Democrats are asking the Commerce Department to provide guidance on using federal broadband funding for things like workforce development, telehealth and cybersecurity.
Starlink rocket
People view a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18, 2024 as seen from Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

SpaceX says Virginia unfairly favored fiber over satellite in BEAD proposal

SpaceX claimed Virginia purposefully excluded Starlink from competing on equal footing for bids on more than 95% of eligible build locations.
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