BEAD
BEAD Projects Likely to Generate Millions of 811 Tickets, Researchers Say
About 58 percent of the program’s fiber will be buried
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.
Funding
Ending E-Rate Would Reduce U.S. Real GDP by $4.2 Billion, Says Advocate
SHLB and other E-Rate supporters commissioned a new report from the Brattle Group
Spectrum
FCC to Consider New Spectrum Auction, Slate of Other Wireless Initiatives
At its Oct. 29 meeting, the FCC will also consider blocking China-based labs from its equipment certification program
BEAD
NTIA Still Finalizing Eligible Locations for New BEAD Round
The agency is waiting for new broadband coverage data from the FCC
Satellite
FCC Approves SpaceX Request for 15,000 Direct-to-Device Satellites
A TD Cowen survey found 34 percent of respondents would consider switching to a mobile service from the company
Broadband Mapping and Data
After Competitive Summer, Broadband Prices Ticking Up: MoffettNathanson
Analysts from MoffettNathanson and TD Cowen were skeptical Meta’s Muse posed a threat to ISPs
Satellite
Starlink Still Rural For Now: New Street Research
The firm estimated Starlink could have the capacity to serve about 18 percent of U.S. households by 2035
Fiber
AT&T Forms New Fiber Joint Venture with Gigapower, Lumen Assets
Blackrock and a Canadian pension fund will own 50 percent of the open-access JV
Wireless
Dish Wireless Bankruptcy Pause to Continue
Dish DBS, another EchoStar subsidiary, emerged from bankruptcy last week after shedding $4.3 million in debt
mergers
Lumos Acquiring ALLO Fiber Network in Joplin, Mo.
Both companies had city approval to build and compete with Cable One
mergers
Ookla Taps Seven Fiber ISPs Ripe for Acquisition
The research firm found national ISPs served nearly 50 percent of the uncontested fiber markets in the U.S.
Spectrum
Dozens of Groups Urge Top Trump Officials to Oppose NextNav Plan
Opponents said an upcoming FCC proposal on GPS ‘may incorporate elements of’ the company’s plan
mergers
Cable One Gets Another Week to Close MBI Deal
The company is acquiring the 55 percent of MBI that it does not already own
permitting
FBA Study Highlights One Permitting Rule as the Most Disruptive to Broadband Deployment
The FCC is considering preempting local permitting regulations
Cybersecurity
Carr Defends Covered List Expansions
The FCC Chairman also downplayed concerns about him and other agency officials accepting event tickets from regulated companies
Satellite
Carriers Finalize Direct-to-Device Spectrum JV
Announced in May, the deal was seen as a ‘shot across the bow’ at SpaceX
