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Roth Promises Fair Broadband Expansion Amid Musk Concerns

3/28/2025

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Arielle Roth, nominated by President Trump to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, vowed to oversee the $42.45 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program with fairness. In her Senate confirmation hearing, she stressed the importance of bipartisan cooperation and swift broadband expansion, while tackling worries about favoritism towards Elon Musk's Starlink.

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Arielle Roth, nominated by President Trump to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, vowed to oversee the $42.45 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program with fairness. In her Senate confirmation hearing, she stressed the importance of bipartisan cooperation and swift broadband expansion, while tackling worries about favoritism towards Elon Musk's Starlink.