NTIA
Roth: NTIA Now Targeting Non-Deployment Guidance ‘This Summer’
She also gave updates on California and Illinois’s BEAD plans
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.
Spectrum
FCC to Vote on Upper C-band Auction Rules in July
The agency is set to sell off 160 megahertz in the band
Cybersecurity
FCC Expands Covered List Ban
The agency also granted another waiver under its router ban, as requests keep coming in
Satellite
Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium in $8 Billion Deal
The launch provider said it was partly after Iridium’s valuable L-band spectrum
mergers
Verizon, BT Combining International Units in Joint Venture
The joint venture will bring in about $4 billion in annual revenue, the companies said
mergers
Comcast Spinning off NBCUniversal, Sky
Analysts were split on whether that sets the stage for a merger with Charter
enforcement
Impact of Supreme Court’s FCC Fine Ruling Still Unclear: Experts
Small fines may become less common
Spectrum
Verizon Accounts for 88 Percent of AWS-3 Auction Spending
SpaceX did not compete widely, but has reportedly reiterated to investors it’s planning its own mobile service
Public Safety
Public Safety Groups Want Senate to ‘Give Serious Consideration’ to House FirstNet Reauthorization Bill
The Fraternal Order of Police is still opposed and sent its own draft language to Senate Commerce
Funding
FCC Clears E-Rate Review, Local Permit Shot Clock Proposal
School and library groups said they were planning to marshal opposition to cutting back E-Rate funding
Fiber
California Regulator Suing FCC Over Copper Preemption Rule
The state had urged the agency not to preempt state regulations during the rulemaking process
Wireless
Verizon Acquiring Carolina West’s Network
Customers will have to switch to Verizon or another provider by Sept. 30
Funding
Senate Farm Bill Would Codify ReConnect Program
The House-passed USDA funding bill would provide $40 million for the program in FY27
Spectrum
Carriers Want Upper C-band Rules in 60 Days
SES said it would cost $3.6 billion to clear the band, and Eutelsat estimated its costs would be $750 million
Spectrum
AWS-3 Auction Concludes With Bids Totalling $3.5 billion
The agency will publish winning bidders ‘at a later date’
NTIA
House NTIA Oversight Hearing Set for Next Week
NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth is set to testify
