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Musk's Starlink stands to benefit from changes to a broadband equity program

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The US Department of Commerce has announced an overhaul of 2021 's Broadband Equity, Access , and Deployment (BEAD) program and its $42.5 billion that will funnel work to Musk 's Starlink.

The BEAD program was originally designed to give states funding for fiber-optic cable installation, increase Wi-Fi networks and free broadband internet access.

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