House investigates why the feds didn't give Musk's company more money
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- Oct 08, 2024
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By Ja'han Jones
Happy Tuesday. Here's your Tuesday Tech Drop, the past week's top stories from the intersection of politics and the all-inclusive world of technology.
Musk's Minions
Republicans in Congress are already hard at work doing billionaire Elon Muskâs bidding, in just about the most literal way possible. On Monday, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee announced an investigation into the Federal Communications Commissionâs 2022 decision not to award a nearly $900 million bid for Muskâs Starlink to provide broadband internet to rural areas.
The move comes after Musk, a staunch Trump supporter, used his social media platform X to claim that the governmentâs decision not to grant Starlink the bid was âillegalâ and cost lives in North Carolina. In another tweet, he promoted false claims â later amplified by Donald Trump â that the government was preventing Starlink servers from being delivered to victims of Hurricane Helene.Â
A Monday letter from the House Oversight Committee to the FCC demands documents for a probe on whether the FCCâs decision âfollowed established processes and is not improperly using the regulatory process for political purposes.â
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