https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/blair-levin/ The latest Flip News stories on blair-levin. en-GB Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:18:03 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/bead-overhaul-spacex-levin/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/bead-overhaul-spacex-levin/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Satellite broadband provider SpaceX benefited from changes to the $42.45 billion BEAD grant programme that made it easier to compete for funding — and the delay gave Starlink more time to sign up rural subscribers before subsidised rivals arrived, according to longtime telecom analyst Blair Levin. James Calloway bead spacex starlink blair-levin ntia broadband Broadband Breakfast