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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.

Aug 14, 2025 By Keely Quinlan

A photo captures a June 2021 Starlink mission. (SpaceX)

Satellite internet providers bid big for BEAD projects

Preliminary data shows that SpaceX and other satellite providers could win millions in BEAD project funds in Texas and Tennessee.

Aug 4, 2025 By Keely Quinlan

SpaceX rocket — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base on January 28, 2024 in Lompoc, California. (Kirby Lee / Getty Images)

Virginia state government adds Starlink satellite internet to service catalog

Virginia's state government may be the first to offer localities satellite internet service from SpaceX's Starlink.

May 16, 2024 By Colin Wood

Alaska launches broadband task force

Anticipating new federal funding, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a new task force to study the tech and policies needed to close the state's digital divide.

May 7, 2021 By Ryan Johnston

SpaceX satellite launch — On March 4 at 3:24 a.m. EST, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (SpaceX)

North Carolina to pilot satellite internet for rural students

CARES Act funding will allow students in two of North Carolina's most rural counties to test out SpaceX's Starlink service.

Mar 5, 2021 By Colin Wood