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Elon Musk and the plot to hijack America's broadband
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TL;DR
- BEAD was a $42.45 billion program aimed at fixing the US broadband system and bridging the digital divide.
- Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are identified as major beneficiaries of the program.
- The program, initially part of Biden's 'Build Back Better' initiative, has been described as transformed into 'tear down quickly' under Trump.
- States are experiencing bureaucracy and delays, leading to minimal progress in internet access upgrades.
- There is a lack of accountability within the program's implementation.