Spectrum
Citizens Broadband Radio Users Depend on Free Tier, New America Says
Proponents of the CBRS band fear disruption from increased power levels or an auction
Jake Neenan
Reporter Jake Neenan covers a range of broadband and telecom issues. He follows federal policymaking at the FCC and NTIA, spectrum allocation, infrastructure spending, and satellite connectivity.
Spectrum
NTIA on Track to Finish Spectrum Study by December
The agency expects the FCC to propose auction rules ‘pretty quickly’ after that
USF
Court Finds FCC’s Broadband Funding Vehicle Violates a 1945 Federal Law
The agency violated the Government Corporation Control Act when it created the Universal Service Fund’s administrator, judges ruled
Cybersecurity
Router Maker TP-Link Proposing $1 Billion Investment in U.S. Manufacturing
The company said lawsuits over its China ties were attempts to block its request for a waiver from the Trump administration’s foreign router ban
BEAD
Vernonburg Estimates 900K Remaining BEAD Locations, $5.3 Billion in Extra Deployment Costs
An ACLP analysis found that in 69 percent of BEAD project areas, broadband networks had already been built out to 20 percent of locations
USF
Schools, Libraries Defend $2.5 Billion E-Rate Program to FCC
Industry groups also supported continued funding amid concerns from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
BEAD
NTIA Focused on Making New BEAD Round as Accurate as possible, Roth Says
The agency is waiting on new FCC broadband coverage maps, which it expects will be released ‘soon’
Funding
Alaska Mobile Carriers Would Get $162 Million Under Draft FCC Order
The agency cited advocacy from Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, who’s in a tight race for reelection
mergers
AT&T Selling Its Wireless Company in Mexico for $2 Billion
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027
Cybersecurity
Four States Suing Major Router Manufacturer Over China Ties
TP-Link accounts for a significant portion of the U.S. consumer router market
People
Levin Joins NYU Center on Technology Policy
Also, Spectrum CFO Nick Jeffery announced leadership changes at the company
mergers
Cable One Asks Judge to Unpause MBI Acquisition
The ISP denied a lender's accusation that it was insolvent
mergers
Judge Blocks Cable One-MBI Deal After Lender Lawsuit
CoBank alleged MBI was worth far less than the $480 million Cable One was set to pay
Satellite
Amazon Leo Aiming to Sway Consumers From Starlink With Prime, Other Bundles
The company is planning to launch initial service later this year
USF
USF Working Group ‘Getting Closer and Closer’ to Discussion Draft
Lawmakers have been working for years to modernize the program
Satellite
SpaceX Acquiring Grain Spectrum to Support Mobile Ambitions
Analysts were still skeptical about the prospects of SpaceX competing with wireless carriers, but wireless stocks fell sharply on the news
