ITIF：2025年要想成功需要所有的技术报告（英文版）

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program is financially imperiled by a preference for deployment projects using fiber-optic cables.  Other technologies, such as low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband, are far more costeffective options to connect unserved rural locations.  While LEO satellites may have lacked the capability and scale to provide comprehensive coverage when BEAD was first established, the ecosystem has rapidly advanced in recent years.  Money saved by u