According to Feinman, if Lutnick’s “one-size-fits-all cap” is low enough, satellite internet companies will always win out.

And any shift to having states cover more rural areas with satellite internet, such as Starlink, could saddle households with inferior service and higher costs in the long run, some providers said.

Last year, the FCC increased its minimum standard for broadband speeds for the first time in a decade. But many states are struggling to meet those standards.

That change will free up states to award more funds to satellite-internet providers such as Starlink, rather than mainly to companies that lay fiber-optic cables, to connect the millions of U.S ...

Pacific Dataport calls the Nome Gateway built for its Aurora LEO internet service the largest of its kind anywhere on Earth.

Starlink, Musk’s satellite internet company ... In recent months, senior State Department officials in both Washington and Gambia have coordinated with Starlink executives to coax, lobby ...