AI
White House Issues Order Pledging to Withhold BEAD Funds From States With 'Onerous' AI Laws
Order tones down language of leaked draft, but continues restriction on dispensing remaining BEAD funds to states with 'onerous' AI laws.
Drew Clark
Breakfast Media LLC CEO Drew Clark has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. He founded Broadband Census crowdsourcing. He ran the state broadband Partnership for a Connected Illinois. He has six kids and lives in Great Falls, Virginia.
12 Days of Broadband
What to Do With Remaining BEAD Funds, a.k.a 'Non-Deployment'?
As states complete their broadband spending plans, a fight is brewing over the remaining $21 billion.
12 Days of Broadband
12 Days of Broadband: Brendan Carr, Deregulator or Speech Police?
The Federal Communications Commission's 39% problem
Broadband's Impact
What Are The 12 Days of Broadband?
Don't miss the 12 Articles published Dec. 1-Dec. 16! Don't miss the 12 Online Events, hosted at 2 p.m. ET from Dec. 1-Dec. 16!
Fiber
Railroad Crossing Killing Rural Broadband Deployment, Says Virginia Telecom Official
Virginia Supreme Court ruled that private, for-profit providers may not use advantageous broadband law, that would constitute a takings
What's New
What You Can Expect From Broadband Breakfast and From BroadbandLive Events
These are the values that we espouse, as a company and as a community.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on December 10, 2025 - AI and BEAD Non-Deployment
The news may pave the way for non-deployment funds to be spent for broadband and AI-related projects.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 26, 2025 - The State of AI: What It Means for Kids
This discussion will explore how AI is redefining education and childhood in the digital age.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 19, 2025 - Live from Broadband Nation Expo 2025
This year’s event takes place November 17–19, 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
What's New
‘Social Media is a Cancer’: Making Sense of the Charlie Kirk Assassination
Connecting the dots between Utah politics and culture, the hyper-partisan world of social media, and a tragic political assassination.
BEAD
Arkansas Releases BEAD Plan with 76% Fiber Coverage, 16% LEO
mergers
Whether from Biden or Trump, Politics Has Displaced Reason in Antitrust Enforcement
Experts said economic analysis has been thrown out the window
Antitrust
Fired #2 Official at Antitrust Division Decries Corruption at Justice Department
The antitrust division may need state attorneys general to join federal cases 'as a check on influence peddling.'
Energy
Experts Debate Whether AI Energy Demand Is a New Crisis or History Repeating
Stanford economist downplays energy demand projections as Google executive warns of unprecedented strain on the grid.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on November 12, 2025 - The Future of Corrections Connectivity
How do we balance innovation with public safety, address affordability for families and government agencies, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations?
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 5, 2025 - Broadband Permitting, Environment and BEAD
The new Environmental Screening and Permitting Tracking Tool and expanded categorical exclusions by NTIA will affect BEAD.
