WISP
Fixed Wireless Providers Celebrate Policy Progress
At annual industry gathering, wireless industry leaders cite progress in Washington and state capitols.
Jericho Casper
Assistant Editor Jericho Casper graduated from University of Virginia studying telecommunications policy. She previously served as a research assistant examining state laws that restrict local governments from owning or operating broadband networks.
Energy Department
Top White House Energy Official Details Plans to Accelerate Nuclear, Grid, and Permitting Reforms
Agen linked grid reliability and nuclear power to meeting current digital infrastructure demands.
Digital Inclusion
Mission Telecom to Maintain E-Rate Prices for Off-Campus Wi-Fi After FCC Withdraws Support
Nonprofit carrier offers to help offset lost federal subsidies for 1,280 schools and libraries.
cellular
Senate Republicans Target Big Three Carriers After FBI Obtains Lawmakers’ Phone Data
Blackburn and Hagerty press AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile over data release tied to Arctic Frost probe.
Public Safety
FCC’s ‘Operation Clean Carts’ Targets Online Sales of Blacklisted Chinese Tech
E-commerce platforms remove ‘millions of listings’ tied to Huawei, Dahua, and other entities
NTIA
Shutdown Stalls Tech and Telecom Oversight Across Washington
Litigation, merger reviews, and permitting all set to slow
Affordability
Advocates Push to Rebuild a Permanent Federal Broadband Subsidy
Calls mount for a modernized Universal Service Fund to address broadband affordability
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Proposes to Rollback Some Broadband Transparency Rules
Proposal would remove six consumer disclosure requirements
Free Speech
Legal Experts Warn FCC’s Brendan Carr Edging Toward ‘Coercion’
Panelists likened FCC chairman’s content interventions to 'jawboning'
Commerce
Trump Administration Sued Over Canceled Digital Inclusion and Skills Grants
Termination of $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act programs ‘unconstitutional and unlawful,’ attorneys argue.
Free Speech
Free Press Blasts 'The Free Press', With Founder Tapped to Lead CBS News
Appointment follows Paramount’s $16 million settlement with Trump, reportedly also including $20 million in future programming benefits.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Urges Court to Pause Prison Phone Case as Agency Changes Rules
Attorneys for the agency decline to defend prior ban on commissions to correctional facilities.
Digital Inclusion
Libraries and Schools Brace for FCC Cuts to Wi-Fi Programs
‘We don’t yet know the full extent of what this vote means for libraries and schools.’
Digital Inclusion
FCC to Revisit 2024 Inmate-Calling Rules
FCC chair says 2024 rate caps forced facilities to scale back phone access.
Free Speech
Carr Agrees to Testify Before Senate Panel on His Apparent Threats to Kimmel Show
Democrats and Republicans want answers over FCC threats to TV licenses over Kimmel’s suspension.
Privacy
Cruz Blocks Bill to Extend Privacy Protections Nationwide
The bill would prevent data brokers from selling or trading personal information of anyone located in the U.S.
