Lyle Solla-Yates
https://cardinalnews.org/2025/11/19/broadband-expansion-in-virginia-can-continue-under-federal-program-trump-administration-says/ “His rule changes eliminated the program requirements for affordability and low-cost plans” #Virginia #inflation #RuralBroadband #ElonMusk #inequality #USPolitics #subsidy #SpaceX
Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says

States had to rewrite their proposals for federal funding after the Commerce Department changed the program rules to put satellite internet companies on equal footing with fiber-optic cable provide…

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Nov 20 at 2:10pmWeb
Show threadLyle Solla-YatesNov 20
I can confirm that eliminating affordability as a program goal is a tremendous cost savings but begs the question why it is worth a massive government subsidy if it will not be affordable to those who most need it
Show threadvolkrisNov 20

@Lyle just because DC isn't imposing a determination of affordability doesn't mean services won't be affordable.

Heck, in many cases it would mean more affordable plans that DC regulators would have otherwise nixed or hung up in red tape.

But yeah, I'd say if we're going to do the subsidy it should be done with state money where it can be managed more closely to the people it's meant to help.