Congress
House Commerce Advances $88 Billion Spectrum Auction Plan, Turning Back Amendments
Democrats fail in bid to redirect spectrum funds to broadband affordability, 911 infrastructure, or cybersecurity in reconciliation bill.
Jericho Casper
Former Assistant Editor and Reporter Jericho Casper graduated from the University of Virginia studying media policy. She grew up in Newport News in an area impacted by the digital divide and has a passion for universal access.
Commerce
Protesters Disrupt House Markup of Budget Bill Addressing Spectrum, AI
House Energy and Commerce Committee markup stretched late into the evening.
Spectrum
FCC Reviews EchoStar’s 2 GHz Spectrum Rights
Move follows SpaceX's push to open the band to new satellite entrants.
AI
House Commerce Proposes 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations
Democrats call the provision in reconciliation package a ‘giant gift to Big Tech.’
Virginia
UVA Deploys CBRS Network With Comcast to Boost Cell Coverage
The university’s historic Grounds get wireless upgrade with the help of shared spectrum.
FCC
Simington, Wax Call on Trump to ‘DOGE’ the FCC
The commissioner and his new chief of staff called for slashing subsidies and downsizing staff.
BEAD
Largest Nevada BEAD Awardee Urges NTIA to Break Ground on Broadband Projects
SkyFiber joins growing chorus as BEAD delays stretch into mid-2025
BEAD
State Offices React to Report Finding 57% Drop in BEAD-Eligible Locations
Hawaii, North Dakota respond to per-location estimates in widely cited analysis
Fiber
Virginia County Near D.C. Terminates Contract with All Points Broadband
APB CEO says Culpeper County pulled the plug on crews in the trenches.
Congress
Senate Votes to Repeal Biden FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Rule
House companion effort led by Rep. Fulcher expected to move next.
Energy
Governors Ink Regional Pact to Expand Nuclear Energy in the West
Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sign joint agreement to coordinate energy development.
5G Wireless
Wireless Giants: AI Foundational to Next-Gen Networks
At CTIA Summit, industry leaders rallied behind Open RAN and artificial intelligence.
5G Wireless
Federal Leaders Call for Immediate Spectrum Action at CTIA 5G Summit
Three top officials promised to deliver on commercial spectrum.
Infrastructure
Not a Field of Dreams: Infrastructure Leaders Talk Buildout Strategy
At International Telecoms Week, public and private leaders discussed how they choose where, and whether, to build.
Nuclear
Data Center Executives Cool on Nuclear: 'Still a Decade Out'
Operators turn to gas and coal to meet data’s power demands.
Energy
New West Va. Law Grants Sweeping Exemptions to Attract Data Centers
No Public Service Commission oversight, no local permitting, no building inspections.
