Telecom 150
Should Network-Sharing Rules Reach Big Tech?
Experts revisited AT&T’s 1984 breakup and the 1996 Act for lessons on regulating technology platforms.
Akul Saxena
Reporter Akul Saxena studied Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has experience working in the mergers and acquisitions space. He’s focused on economic mobility and tech policy, and how broadband infrastructure supports both.
Telecom 150
Open Rules and Protocols, Including Section 230, Fuel ‘Permissionless Innovation’
The FCC's expanding 'Covered List' now requires companies to seek government approval, reversing innovation
Tarana
Tarana CEO Sees No Clear Successor to Video Driving Household Bandwidth Demand
AI’s largest capacity demands will fall on data centers and the connections between them – not last-mile home connections – Alwan says
Joey Wender
Four State Broadband Directors Say BEAD's 'True-Up' Round Won't Finish the Job
Washington state cited roughly 1,000 underserved locations ineligible for supplemental funding.
hyperscalers
Capex to Consume Nearly All Hyperscaler Operating Cash Flow in 2026
A London-based tech equity research firm projects a $600 billion gap as the largest cloud companies commit more money to data centers
Cybersecurity
From Copyright and Privacy to Agents, AI Governance Is Racing to Keep Up
Copyright and privacy obligations already govern the data, but agentic systems add the problem of preserving identity and accountability as software acts on it own
permitting
Permitting Update: BEAD Projects Clear Federal Review Faster, Then Hit Poles and Roads
Louisiana has cut federal reviews to days, Kansas is reshuffling one-third of its awarded locations, and Virginia says utility poles and rights-of-way are now the biggest delays.
AI
11 AI Bills Cleared Committee this Summer, But None Has Reached the House Floor
One measure would require transparency, incident-reporting and outside-audit requirements on developers advanced AI
AI Infra Summit 2026
A Data Center Has 4 Core Systems. New Chips Are Changing All of Them
Meta's Vice President of Infrastructure Manish Kadakia traced changes across servers, networks, power and cooling.
AI Infra Summit 2026
Denser Racks and Grid Delays Force an Infrastructure Rethink for the Data Center Industry
As grid connections are delayed, some operators turn to on-site generation. As racks grow denser, others upgrade electrical systems
AI Infra Summit 2026
How Shifts in Computing from AI Are Changing Chip Architectures
Amid a history lesson on chip advances since 1965, Nvidia and Intel outlined their plans for AI computing.
AI Infra Summit 2026
A California Utility, Its Grid Operator and Google on AI Power Demand
Data centers account for a quarter of projected load growth in the state, its grid operator said, against much larger shares in Texas and Virginia.
Fiber Connect
Bottlenecks Slowing BEAD: Permits, Locates, Labor, and Materials
Fiber construction workers are increasingly being recruited by data center developers, tightening an already scarce labor pool.
Fiber Connect
Quantum Physicist at Fiber Connect: Fiber Optics Is the Nervous System That Carries It
A quantum computer could break the encryption protecting most bank accounts and government systems by 2029.
Fiber Connect
Distributed Data Centers Could Help With Public Trust
70% of Americans oppose a data center near their home, more than the 53% that oppose nuclear plants.
Genesis Mission
Energy Department Research Arm Makes Big Bets on Fusion and Quantum
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy spent $134M on fusion over 12 years. Now it is spending $135M in 18 months.
