Privacy
Judges Probe FCC’s $57 Million Fine Against AT&T
The company argued FCC fines were invalid under SEC v. Jarkesy
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
Fiber Broadband Association Voices Confidence About Fiber's Role in BEAD
GOP lawmakers have signaled a desire to increase participation from fixed wireless and satellite.
Earnings
Lumen Adds 42,000 Fiber Subs in Q4
The company didn't provide an update on efforts to sell its consumer fiber business.
Fiber
Charter Asks Court to Block Former Exec from Metronet Job
The cable giant said T-Mobile and Metronet would have access to its convergence trade secrets.
Earnings
Charter Reports 177,000 Broadband Sub Loss in Q4
The number missed expectations but was better than what Comcast reported Thursday.
Earnings
Comcast to Lean Into Wireless Amid Broadband Losses
The company shed 139,000 broadband subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Defense Department
Commerce Nominee Lutnick Leans Toward 5G Carriers on Spectrum
The GOP is looking to get spectrum auction authority into a budget reconciliation bill this year.
BEAD
Lutnick Receptive to GOP Critiques of BEAD, Declines to Commit to Approved Spending
Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary said he wanted to review plans aproved by the Biden administration.
BEAD
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Funding Freeze
A spreadsheet circulated by the OMB and attached to this story showed thousands of programs up for review, including BEAD.
BEAD
Funding Freeze Makes More Uncertainty for BEAD
A White House memo directed agencies to pause all grant spending until Feb. 10.
Digital Inclusion
Brendan Carr Withdraws FCC's Bulk Billing Proposal
The proposal would have taken comment on banning the practice.
Earnings
AT&T to Start Copper Retirement Process at 25 Percent of Wire Centers
CEO John Stankey said the company will submit necessary FCC filings in the coming weeks.
Earnings
Verizon's Fixed Wireless Plateau a 'Riddle': Analyst
The company said it's still on track to hit 8 million fixed wireless subscribers by 2028.
BEAD Data
Louisiana Gov. Wants BEAD Flexibility, Keep Fiber Priority
The GOP governor's state, the first to get funding, wants easier funding for satellite and wireless.
Defense Department
Dems Want Auction Authority Out of Reconciliation as Allen Reintroduces Spectrum Bill
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is pushing to include FCC auction authority in the budget reconciliation bill.
BEAD
BEAD Spending Safe from Energy Executive Order, White House Says
The White House issued a memo clarifying that a call to pause Infrastructure Act funding applied only to energy projects.
