Critics Concerned Infrastructure Bill Money Will Go to Satellites, Harm Fiber Builds

The infrastructure bill’s tech neutrality is concerning critics who say money will go to satellite, not enough to fiber.

Critics Concerned Infrastructure Bill Money Will Go to Satellites, Harm Fiber Builds
The author of this Expert Opinion is Luke Hogg, director of outreach at the Foundation for American Innovation.

WASHINGTON, December 7, 2021 – There is concern in the telecom industry that the technology neutrality provision in the infrastructure bill, which includes $65 billion for broadband, would put a chunk of money into low-earth orbit satellites that would eventually lose its ability to uphold requirements for federal funds.

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