By Brad Randall, Broadband CommunitiesStates are being sent riders from Starlink that list caveats to the service the company will eventually give to broadband serviceable locations (BSLs) under government’s massive broadband push, known as the BEAD program. His post describes the brewing conflict the riders signal, which also demand that Starlink be paid 50% upfront. “Even though the rider insists that Starlink is paid 50% upfront, Starlink isn’t required to increase capacity before it is requested by BSLs,” Adams wrote. As has been previously reported, revised guidance to BEAD last year ordered bureaucrats to find more cost-efficient means of delivering broadband. Of proposals analyzed by Connected Nation so far, Starlink has thus far been awarded over $733 million.