Funding
Wisconsin Receives Another $140 Million in Capital Project Funding
The money will go to upgrading broadband equipment in community centers and apartment buildings.
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.
Funding
Virginia and NTIA at Odds on BEAD Low-Cost Option
The state wants to avoid setting out a price or formula for what BEAD-funded providers can charge low-income households.
FCC
FCC Adopts New Pole Attachment Rules at December Meeting
The commission set up a “rapid response team” to handle disputes.
SpaceX
FCC Upholds Denial of Starlink’s RDOF Application
The company was slated to receive nearly $900 million in broadband subsidies.
SpaceX
FCC Proposes $22 Million Fine Against LTD Over RDOF
The company was one of the biggest to default on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction.
Section 230
Diverse Groups File Amicus Briefs Against Florida and Texas Social Media Laws
The Supreme Court will decide whether the social media laws violate the First Amendment.
Open Access
Shared Broadband Infrastructure to Get Increasingly Common: Experts
The model is well-suited to address the problem of indoor connectivity, experts said.
Infrastructure
Last Mile BEAD Builds Need More Exchange Points to be Effective: Experts
The high cost of data transport and high latency could hinder fiber builds in rural areas.
Energy and Commerce
Temporary FCC Spectrum Auction Bill Clears House Committee
An identical bill passed the Senate in September.
Defense Department
Defense Study Says Sharing Lower 3 GHz Band Not Currently Possible: NTIA
NTIA head Alan Davidson told lawmakers the unpublished study says sharing in the band is not currently feasible.
FCC
Florida’s BEAD Initial Proposal, Volume Two
The state may request a waiver to make RDOF areas eligible for BEAD.
Broadband Updates
Massachusetts BEAD Initial Proposal, Volumes One and Two
The state expects “few or no” underserved households will remain by the time subgrantee selection begins.
Labor Department
House Democrat Introduces Bill to Add Local Parks to E-Rate Program
The Technology in the Parks Act would also put parks in line for used computers and equipment from federal agencies.
FCC
Robocalls, Rip and Replace, Pole Attachments: More Notes From the FCC Oversight Hearing
Commissioners and House lawmakers discussed key topics at a contentious hearing.
FCC
House GOP Uses Oversight Hearing to Criticize FCC Actions
Partisan disputes return to FCC policies after years of a 2-2 split on the commission.
Biden-Harris Administration
FCC Pushes Congress on Spectrum Auction Authority, ACP Funding at Oversight Hearing
Commissioners from both parties emphasized the issues to the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
