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Bill introduced in MN House: HF974 related to definition of provider and role of franchise and permitting and more

Blandin on Broadband

974, A bill for an act relating to broadband; establishing the Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions governing broadband services and broadband infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.39, From the Minnesota House … Freiberg; Lee, F.; Carroll; Koegel and Clardy introduced: H. 39, subdivision 1; 116J.394;

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Chris Scharrer: Why Would SpaceX Need $20B from BEAD?

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  There is no provision in BEAD for ISPs to get reimbursed for existing infrastructure, which should apply to Starlink as well.  installs, is retail pricing, no Starlink contribution in this formula. So, again, what is in the three-to-six-fold estimates ($10B to $20B) over the retail cost of 6.4M Starlink installs?

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MN Senate introduces SF2045: establishing Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions for broadband services and infrastructure

Blandin on Broadband

2045 :A bill for an act relating to broadband; establishing the Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions governing broadband services and broadband infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.39, The MN Senate reports … Senators Rest, Klein, Dibble, and Xiong introduced– S.F. 39, subdivision 1; 116J.394;