Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will reportedly change BEAD's rules to funnel additional billions to Elon Musk's Starlink.

Updated May 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM CDT West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey last week unveiled a shake-up to a federally subsidized broadband program that gained little notice. That came as no surprise. It ...

The Federal Communications Commission’s approval of a Supplemental Coverage from Space partnership between T-Mobile and Starlink in November 2024 signaled that satellite phones are no longer just for ...

New York (CNN) — The Commerce Department has changed its rules in a way that could open the door for Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, to become part of a federal $42 billion grant ...

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, is positioned to become the largest provider of federally supported broadband in underserved parts of Texas through the BEAD program. After changes to ...

Another day, another move from the Trump administration that will benefit Elon Musk — shocking. The US Department of Commerce has announced an overhaul of 2021's Broadband Equity, Access, and ...

SpaceX is subtly suggesting it could bail from a federal program to expand high-speed internet in the US, unless Starlink and other satellite internet services receive certain exemptions. The company ...

From Starlink terminals keeping Iranian protesters online, to a Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over a war memorial helmet, to the Navy’s push for ship-launched long-range strike drones, and a Houston ...

Last week, Air France was the latest major airline to announce it will be moving its in-flight Wi-Fi to the Starlink network, offering it for free to members of its frequent flier program. Starlink ...

In August 2022, U.S. carrier T-Mobile tied up with Elon Musk's satellite internet network Starlink, to work on a new direct-to-cell satellite service. Even as both companies worked on the fine details ...