Earnings
Charter Down 172,000 Broadband Subs
The company added 406,000 mobile lines, ahead of expectations
Jake Neenan
Reporter Jake Neenan, who covers broadband infrastructure and broadband funding, is a recent graduate of the Columbia Journalism School. Previously he reported on state prison conditions in New York.
Fiber
House Dems Oppose FCC Preempting Calif. Copper Rules
AT&T wants the agency to grant preemption and allow it to discontinue copper service in the state
Earnings
Comcast Broadband Sub Losses Improving
The company said it’s not yet seeing an impact from Starlink in rural areas
Earnings
T-Mobile Broadband Adds ‘in the Upper 400,000 Range’
The company was pleased by the FCC's plan to auction 2.7 GHz spectrum in 2028
Wireless
AT&T Fixed Wireless Back in New York
The carrier had pulled the service over the state’s Affordable Broadband Act
BEAD
Senate Commerce Clears Bill Requiring BEAD Project Dashboard
NTIA would have to publish states’ semiannual reports
Earnings
AT&T Beats on Fiber, Fixed Wireless Additions
The carrier expects its $23 billion EchoStar spectrum deal to close this month and is still not interested in a SpaceX MVNO
Wireless
Towers Worry Dish Bankruptcy Could Drain Escrow
Crown Castle objected to an intercompany loan
Spectrum
D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC Plan to Open More Public Safety Spectrum to FirstNet
The 3-0 decision said FirstNet could operate outside the 700 MHz band
Spectrum
More Upper C-Band Lobbying Ahead of FCC Vote
The agency is set to vote tomorrow on rules for its auction in the band
BEAD
California BEAD Plan Approved
The state’s LEO locations decreased by nearly half compared to its draft plan. Fiber and fixed wireless didn’t significantly change.
Satellite
Towers, Moffett Bearish on Direct-to-Device Mobile Competition
The FCC might take comment on opening three unlicensed bands to the service: 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz, and 5725-5850 MHz
Spectrum
Judge Terminates EchoStar Obligation to Run a Mobile Network After Spectrum Sales
The requirement was a condition of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger in 2020.
Satellite
SpaceX’s Aborts Starship Launch, Planning Another Next Week
AST SpaceMobile also said its satellite launch schedule is being pushed into 2027
Wireless
GOP Lawmakers Want FCC to Require Phone Unlocking
The agency has had an open rulemaking on the issue since 2024
Privacy
GOP Lawmakers, AGs Want FCC Data Breach Case Reheard
The fear the precedent would make it harder for Congress to eliminate agency rules it doesn’t like
