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  "description": "'Why don’t you just do that? And do it across America and save a bunch of money,\" the Louisiana Republican said.\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-11T13:27:04.000Z",
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  "textContent": "💡\n\n****◾ Ruddy: See You in Court if Nexstar-TEGNA Wins Approval ◾ CTA: TV Stations Underuse Spectrum Because of Low Antenna-Only Viewership**** ****◾ Carr Blasts Newsom for Blowing $450 Million on Broken NextGen 911**** ****◾ Rep. Fine Demands FCC Probe into Bad Bunny Halftime Show on NBC**** ****◾ Sen. Bill Hagerty Files FCC Complaint Against Verizon over Records Scandal**** ****◾ State Cable Groups: FCC Media Bureau Can’t Waive Nexstar-TEGNA into Creation**** ****◾ Can New NTCA CEO Mike Romano Keep the USF Afloat?**** ****◾ Lifeline Group Calls for Ending NLAD Opt-Out Status for Texas, Oregon**** ****◾ Free State Urges California Regulators to Approve Charter-Cox Deal****\n\n**BEAD: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick** just slashed the **$42.45 billion BEAD program** in half. But that apparently wasn’t good enough for **Sen. John Kennedy** , the folksy Louisiana Republican whose **Pelican State** just got handed a check for **$498.7 million** from NTIA. Kennedy vented a bit in a brief exchange with Lutnick, who was testifying Tuesday before the **Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies**.\n\nHere’s some of the exchange:\n\n**Kennedy:** “Why don’t you just use satellite Internet service? Why don’t you just use Globalstar or Starlink? Yeah, you said it costs $4,000 per person in Louisiana. **For 600 bucks, you can buy a Starlink terminal.** Why don’t you just do that? And do it across America and save a bunch of money.”\n\n**Lutnick:** “The states were responsible for determining the best outcome, and sometimes fiber in a dense location can be economically better. Sometimes satellite does not work best.”\n\n**Kennedy** : It can’t be cheaper. That’s not possible. It can’t be cheaper. ** _(More after paywall.)_**\n\nSen. John Kennedy (R-La.) discussing the $42.45 billion BEAD program Tuesday with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Sen. Kennedy to Lutnick: 'Why Don't You Just Use ... Starlink?'",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-11T13:27:04.000Z"
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