BEAD 项目负责人在审查推动埃隆马斯克的 Starlink 通过高速互联网时辞职。 BEAD program head resigns amid review pushing for Elon Musk's Starlink over high-speed internet.

埃文·费曼(Evan Feinman)是旨在将高速互联网扩展到美国农村的425亿BEAD计划的负责人,他已经辞职。 Evan Feinman, who headed the $42.5 billion BEAD program aimed at expanding high-speed internet to rural America, has resigned. 商务部长霍华德·拉特尼克开始对该计划进行审查,批评其进展并建议改变,可能有利于埃隆·马斯克的Starlink. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick initiated a review of the program, criticizing its progress and suggesting changes that could favor Elon Musk's Starlink. Feinman在一封电子邮件中警告说,转向卫星互联网可能导致速度放慢和成本上升,使农村地区服务较差。 Feinman warned in an email that shifting to satellite internet could lead to slower speeds and higher costs, leaving rural areas with inferior service. 他敦促反对这些变化,强调强大的宽带对于农村经济机会的重要性。 He urged opposition to these changes, highlighting the importance of robust broadband for rural economic opportunities.