A Program to Expand Rural Internet Access Now Looks Like a Slush Fund for Tech Billionaires

During the 2024 Presidential campaign, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, meant to bring broadband internet to rural communities across the country, became a cudgel for Donald Trump and Republicans—a symbol of government inefficiency under the Biden administration because of its failure to put a dent in the internet access divide. Once Trump took office, there was a promise to revive the program and make good on the initial promise of getting people…

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