Satellite
Reverse SpaceX Direct-to-Cell Power Level Waiver: EchoStar
The FCC allowed SpaceX to user higher power under its deal with T-Mobile.
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.
Earnings
Breezeline Down 5,000 Broadband Subscribers
Breezeline is the eighth largest cable operator in the U.S., with just under 1 million subscribers.
Funding
Digital Equity Grant Winners Not Notified of Official Pause
The awards, recommended under the Biden administration, are under budgetary review.
BEAD
Nevada Broadband Head Predicts BEAD Shovels in the Ground This Summer
The state's final proposal is still being reviewed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
NTIA
Senate Commerce Committee Advances Roth Nomination to NTIA
Her nomination will now go to the full Senate.
Funding
FCC Declines Requests to Alter Rural Broadband Subsidy
Providers had asked for several changes, including to how the agency determined the presence of unsubsidized competitors.
Defense Department
FCC to Vote on Revamping Satellite Rules, 37 GHz Framework
The agency's next meeting is on April 28.
BEAD
Rhode Island Open for BEAD Applications
The deadline for submissions is May 9.
New York
April 25 Deadline for New York Municipal Broadband
New York opened applications for nearly $50 million toward municipal networks.
Funding
North Carolina Announces $22 Million in Broadband Grant Awards
The money comes from the state’s Completing Access to Broadband program, funded by $400 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.
BEAD
West Virginia ‘Looking Closely’ at a Tech Neutral BEAD Plan Amid Review
The state is reworking its final proposal but hasn't asked ISPs to resubmit grant applications.
Infrastructure
Tariffs Could Slow Broadband Deployment: New Street
President Trump instituted sweeping duties on imports Wednesday
Health
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Permanently Expand Medicare Telehealth Access
Covid-era flexibilites are set to expire Sept. 30.
Funding
Digital Divide Closing in South Carolina, State Says
'Nearly all of these newly constructed locations now have access to fiber,' says state broadband director
Benton
State Legislators: Don’t Upend BEAD
A bipartisan group of 115 legislators from 28 states urged caution as the Trump administration mulls rule changes.
Wireless
T-Mobile Supports Petitions Against 5G Fund, Verizon Opposes
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr opposed moving forward with the $9 billion fund as a commissioner.
