Gigi Sohn, the Biden-era FCC nominee rejected even by Senate Democrats for her radical record, is now attacking President Trump’s reforms to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Despite being considered too extreme for a Democratic-controlled Senate, Sohn is working behind the scenes with state officials—including some Republicans—to undermine reforms designed to eliminate waste, cut DEI mandates, and allow satellite providers to compete fairly.
Comedy Central host Jon Stewart expressed disbelief Thursday after New York Times columnist Ezra Klein detailed the extensive bureaucratic process delaying the Biden administration’s $40 billion rural broadband initiative. Despite being signed into law in 2021 as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the project has yet to complete a single installation.
