Earnings
EchoStar Launching LEO Service, FCC Talks Ongoing
The company also added 212,000 mobile subscribers in the second quarter.
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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.
Earnings
Cable One Testing Mobile Service
The cable operator lost 13,500 broadband subscribers in the second quarter.
Spectrum
EchoStar Makes Interest Payments, Avoiding Default
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr thinks the company's spectrum is underused.
Earnings
Comcast Down 226,000 Broadband Subs
The company posted its highest mobile gains ever with 378,000 new lines.
Earnings
Charter Down 117,000 Broadband Subs
That's more losses than Wall Street had expected.
Pole Attachments
FCC Updates Pole Attachment Rules
The agency adopted a timeline for utilities to respond to contractor approval requests from ISPs.
Spectrum
FCC Declines Tribal Window for AWS-3 Auction, but Keeps Door Open for the Future
The agency will take comment on allowing tribes to apply for free spectrum licenses in future auctions.
AI
FCC Reviewing State AI Laws Under White House Plan
President Donald Trump signed three executive orders, including one aimed at promoting data center construction.
Earnings
T-Mobile Up 454,000 Fixed Wireless Subs
CEO Mike Sievert said the carrier wasn't interested in a consumer MVNO deal with the cable giants.
Infrastructure
Railroad Association Can Challenge Virginia Crossing Law, Fourth Circuit Rules
The case will be sent back to U.S. District Court in Virginia.
Wireless
Comcast, Charter Ink Business MVNO Deal with T-Mobile
The cable operators will be able to offer wireless service to mid-size businesses.
Pole Attachments
Utilities, Cable Still at Odds on Draft Pole Order
Groups are continuing to meet with staff ahead of Thursday's vote.
NTIA
House Panel Refuses to Give FCC a Raise
A House subcommittee advanced a bill to provide $390.2 million for the agency's operation.
enforcement
Carr FCC Fighting to Keep $57 Million Fine against AT&T
The agency is trying to protect its ability to levy fines.
USF
FCC Opposed to More USF Briefing at Fifth Circuit
The Supreme Court preserved the broadband subsidy last month.
Earnings
Verizon’s Fixed Wireless Adds Miss Expectations
The carrier's 278,000 fixed wireless additions were its lowest since 2022.
