Deregulation, spending cuts, H1-B visas for legal immigration. Are these now Trump administration policy?

The first deployment deadline for RDOF passed on Dec. 31, 2024 – yesterday.

Loper Bright sets the stage for a Republican-led overhaul of broadband and telecom policy in 2025.

The wireless carriers are expected to continue scooping up fiber providers.

In 2024, USF encountered widespread calls for reforms to ensure its sustainability and effectiveness.

Nuclear energy gained momentum as a green solution to data centers' rising power demands.

Brendan Carr has supported a deregulatory stance toward ISPs.

2024 marked the year LEOs went from experimental to expansive.

Every state got its BEAD proposal approved, and at least 18 began fielding grant applications.

Hope for a single auction, but not blanket authority, materialized at the end of the year.

States, cities, and private providers led the charge as federal broadband affordability efforts falter.

In our view, without Musk’s support, Trump would not have won the presidency.

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12 year olds (and older) having to age-verify on social media may become more common going forward.

It's been 11 years since Verizon filed arguments against the FCC in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

As the global race for 5G dominance continues, a significant hurdle looms ahead.

NTIA’s Enabling Middle Mile Program will facilitate the installation of over 12,000 miles of fiber-optic cable.

In religious traditions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and others, 8 represents the idea of balance, justice and fairness.

Open access networks can be better understand through the 7-layered Open Systems Interconnection

On the one year anniversary, the White House touted investment of one-hundred-and-66 billion dollars.

All 56 states and territories have released for comment their Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment proposals.

FCC staff processed 4.8 million challenges to coverage data and 1.5 million challenges to location data.

The remaining funds are anticipated to be depleted by May 2024, according to the ACP Dashboard tracker.

Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the FCC's recent move was an effort to ease friction for BEAD deployments.

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State officials are responsible for the disbursal of federal broadband infrastructure funds, but many offices are understaffed.

The Senate recently passed a measure banning the app from government devices.

The program is helping low-income households afford internet access, but some experts warn that the fund will soon be depleted.

Critics urged the FCC to expand the fund’s contribution sources, but the agency chose to punt the decision to Congress.

Some fear that state offices will lack the necessary resources to fully participate in the fabric challenge process.

Between supply chain disruptions and the rising price of goods, the increased costs of fiber deployment could be pushed onto consumers.

The FCC licensed a significant amount of the limited available spectrum before its authority to do was set to expire.

If Sohn is sworn in, it would break the FCC’s party deadlock and allow the Democrats to potentially bring back net neutrality.

State allocations of BEAD funding will likely be announced by June 2023.

The Supreme Court is preparing to hear two cases related to content moderation and platform liability.

The controversy is about the rates that internet companies seeking to put fiber on utility poles need to pay.

The COVID-19 pandemic provided the foundation case for why fiber’s symmetrical capabilities have became so central.

Broadband Breakfast presents the first of its annual '12 Days of Broadband' series about the top 12 stories of the year.

Braodband Breakfast is tracking each state's BEAD grant application window.

Braodband Breakfast is tracking fixed wireless access subscriptions.

Braodband Breakfast is tracking wireline broadband subscriptions.

Braodband Breakfast is tracking wireline broadband subscribers by technology.

As data centers proliferate, Nuclear Energy is potentially ready for a revival.

American energy production has increased substantially over the past few years.

Cryptographic technologies and blockchain ledgers are driving a new era of decentralized finance.

Mobile communication has become a central part internet connectivity.

The internet has the potential to impact, and also to enhance, society's democratization.

Section 230 is sometimes called the 26 words that created the internet.

Drones and airborne transportation are one of many advances to come for smart cities and communities.

The infrastructure necessary for advanced energy also powers the infrastructure necessary for high-speed internet.

Antitrust has been re-invigorated by concern over the power of big technology, media and telecom companies.

Artificial intelligence is poised to transform humans' relationship with technology, and each other.

Social media plays a powerful force in the lives of most adults and teenagers.

Debates about the role of free speech have been transformed by broadband internet services.

Semiconductors are the world’s new oil.

The Universal Service Fund, codified in 1996 with the Telecommunications Act, remains the foundation of universal access.

Whether licensed, unlicensed or shared, radio frequency spectrum is the critical resource for wireless communication.

Satellite broadband remains an option those areas beyond the reach of fiber, terrestrial or mobile wireless.

Wireless technologies are critical for mobile communications, and for being able to reach remote locations.

Because Rural America is often the least-connected region in the country, ensuring coverage is central to BEAD.

The pandemic has prompted a new era of funding for broadband infrastructure.

Open Access networks separate network operations from internet services. Ownership may also be separate from operations.

Whether broadband providers may prioritize delivery of bits by the entities they own is a divisive topic.

Digital locks and keys are necessary, but not sufficient, to ensure cybersecurity.

Tribal leaders say the federal government has failed to uphold its trust responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of Native American tribes.

The 5G wireless standard promises breakthrough in capacity, speed and dynamic spectrum-sharing capabilities.

Wireless Internet Service Providers play an important role in delivery of fixed wireless broadband.

We need humans to make digital inclusion work.

Technology, particularly broadband access and adoption, plays a vital role in K-12 and secondary education.

The innovations of telehealth and mobile health care has transformed medicine and health care.

Ensuring that emergency communications are enabled with broadband is the next frontier in public safety.

Broadband internet service allows many people to work from almost anywhere.

Self-driving cars are one of many advances to come for smart cities and communities.

The scourge of robocalls is making America's once-vaunted telephone network less trustworthy.

The BEAD program is implemented by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Commerce Department.

The last three years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of communities building publicly-owned, locally controlled infrastructure.

The entire concept of privacy has been transformed by broadband and the internet.

Accurate broadband mapping and data has been central to America's broadband buildout.

Cities of the future rely on high-speed internet access and advanced fiber and wireless connectivity.

Data Centers and Cloud Computing rely upon robust and high-speed upload and download internet speeds.