LUBBOCK \u2014 The Texas Broadband Development Office placed a temporary hold Tuesday on all disbursements of billions of dollars in federal funds related to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, or BEAD. The hold comes after the office was accused of favoritism to certain companies, specifically Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink, which led to lawmakers announcing [\u2026]<\/p>\n
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