Texas
Charter to Let Go of 112 Spectrum Employees in Texas
The company has slated the layoff date for Sept. 8.
Abby Larkin
Reporter Abby Larkin studied Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations at Brigham Young University. She’s interested in how public policy will impact the development of artificial intelligence.
Satellite
SpaceX Announces Thirteenth Test Flight of Starship for This Thursday
The mega rocket will launch as early as July 23 to test its heat shield, engines, and satellite deployment capabilities.
Data Center
President Trump Rips New York Data Center Ban
The president urged New York to reverse its ban, calling data centers ‘liquid gold’ in a July 15 Truth Social post.
BEAD
Wisconsin Continues to Report $60 Million Gap in BEAD Funding
State officials say they will have to use state funds to connect the remaining 31,000 locations.
Rural
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Cut ISPs’ Red Tape Filings with Financial Regulators
The bill would cut compliance costs for small broadband providers.
Democracy
ALEC Report Finds 22 States Have Ended Chevron Deference
South Carolina is the most recent state to end judicial deference, striking it down in June.
Copper Theft
Telecom Experts Urge Congress to Act Against Copper Theft in Capitol Hill Summit
Government Officials and experts showed their support for imposing stronger penalties for infrastructure vandalism.
Data Center
New York Becomes First State to Impose Data Center Moratorium
The governor signed an executive order pausing construction of hyperscale data centers on Tuesday.
Wireless
Ookla: AT&T Standout Performer in 2026
The company found the three major carriers are increasing download speeds and investing in 5G networks.
BEAD
West Virginia BEAD Projects Kick Off as Other Broadband Projects Finish
The state is wrapping up projects under the American Rescue Plan Act and working with ISPs to navigate permitting for BEAD.
BEAD
North Dakota Senator Thanks the State for its Connectivity Efforts
To date, 95 percent North Dakota households have access to internet speeds of 100 Mbps.
AI
Supreme Court Justices Want to Add Staff to Combat Cyber Threats
Justices Kagan and Barrett testified before Congress about threats posed by AI and its impact on court processes.
Funding
Oklahoma Invests $14.5 Million in Community Access Portals
The program will bring essential online services to more than 75 rural and regional library systems.
Copper Theft
Copper Thieves Cause 20,000 to Lose Internet in Georgetown, Texas
Optimum customers were left without internet service on Monday morning due to damage.
Briefs
Former GOP FCC General Counsel Criticizes Supreme Court over FTC Firing Case
Bruce Fein says the decision was a betrayal of the Constitution’s separation of powers.
Copper Theft
Trade Groups to Host a Network Vandalism Forum on Capitol Hill
The July 15 summit will address the problems and potential solutions to copper theft and infrastructure vandalism
