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Use Satellite Broadband to Counter China's Digital Silk Road: FAI

In light of China's Digital Silk Road program, which has it investing in developing nations' telecom networks and other tech areas, the U.S. should use satellite broadband as a strategy for promoting internet freedom and global economic development, the Foundation…

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for American Innovation said Thursday in a report. It recommended the government use low earth orbit (LEO) broadband service in U.S. diplomatic facilities where that service is available and permitted. Congress and the White House should incorporate satellite broadband in foreign assistance programs such as the Digital Transformation with Africa initiative and in Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment projects, it said. The U.S. should promote LEO broadband in foreign countries and promote its benefits in countries where it's not yet approved, it said.