They are following the plan set out for auction of RF spectrum and leases of federal lands for minerals and grazing. It’s a “public resource” and should be sold, not given away. But the idea that WE pay for it in the products and energy we buy and that the money flows to FedGov is reprehensible.
There are a bunch of subsidies and incentives for union labor and native American involvement in this deal also. It’s a typical Wash DC load of crapola.