Earnings
T-Mobile Pushes Toward 15M Homes Passed with Fiber
Company closing in on second major fiber acquisition: Metronet.
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.
Democracy
Trump DOJ Defends Firing FTC Democrats in Court
Brief says 1935 Supreme Court precedent not an obstacle.
Congress
Trusty Gets Her Commerce Committee Vote on April 30
Senate confirmation would give Republicans a 3–2 FCC majority.
DC Circuit
Thayer Passes on FTC Post to Continue DPI’s Policy Push
Decision comes amid legal dispute over Trump’s firing of Democratic FTC commissioners.
Earnings
AT&T Passes 29.5M Fiber Locations in Q1
Company added 261,000 fiber subs in the first quarter.
FCC
Industry Urges FCC to Revisit Environmental Review Rules
CTIA asks the FCC to exempt most wireless projects from NEPA review.
Satellite
Project Kuiper Gets New April 28 Launch Date
Amazon ready to send 27 satellites to low-Earth orbit in its official constellation rollout.
Data Center
West Virginia Data Center Bill Gets Local Pushback
Governor expected to sign signature legislation.
Digital Inclusion
California $15 Low-Income Internet Bill Gets a Hearing
First hearing is scheduled for April 30.
FCC
MAGA Activist Gavin Wax Lands Senior Role at FCC
Simington’s new chief of staff, a player in the Make America Great Again movement, vowed ‘retribution’ against Trump critics.
BEAD
6 States Nearly Ready to Deal Out BEAD Funds
BEAD bids are rolling in across Utah, Rhode Island, New York, Nebraska, and Alabama.
Broadband's Impact
Mississippi Online Age Verification Law Sent Back to Lower Court for Review
Fifth Circuit orders deeper review of the law’s First Amendment impact.
Infrastructure
Trump Orders Agencies to Digitize and Accelerate Infrastructure Permitting
White House called it the most sweeping reform of NEPA in its 50-year history.
Commerce
Maine’s BEAD Plan Delayed, Triggered by NTIA’s New Policy Direction
NTIA is expected to issue revised BEAD guidance in mid-May, Maine says.
Fiber
FiberLight to Acquire Metro Fiber Networks
Acquisition opens new corridor from Virginia Beach to Data Center Alley in Northern Virginia, and also Atlanta and Charlotte.
Energy
States Challenge Federal Nuclear Rules to Advance Small Reactors
Louisiana joins multi-state legal effort to ease deployment of next-gen nuclear tech.
