Texas Gave SpaceX $110 Million for Internet — But Questions About Fairness Are Flying

Texas Gave SpaceX $110 Million for Internet — But Questions About Fairness Are Flying

Texas awarded $110 million in broadband funds to SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service. Both Democrats and Republicans are asking why. The state's broadband office changed its rules in ways that favored satellite companies over fiber-optic competitors. Eight fiber companies say they were shut out. Nearly all available money went to Starlink.

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