Megan Boswell

Breakfast Club

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Will Close Digital Divide if States Are Prepared, Says Alan Davidson

Money coming from the IIJA must be flexible and include extensive private contributions, Davidson said at Broadband Breakfast event.

Infrastructure

UTOPIA Partners with Golden State Connect Authority to Bring Broadband to Rural California

The open access project will span 38 counties.

ARPA

Charter Wants $35M for Builds, Louisiana Getting $29.9M for Broadband, Indiana County Approves $1M Grant

Charter is applying for millions in broadband money to build in Tennessee.

BBLO

Reforming Section 230 Won’t Help With Content Moderation, Event Hears

Government is ‘worst person’ to manage content moderation.

Energy and Commerce

House Passes Two Bills, Lawmakers Concerned about ReConnect, Elon Musk on Twitter’s Board

The House passed bills about spectrum coordination and the FCC collecting maternal mortality and morbidity data.

Commerce

NTIA Approves $1.2M in Grants for Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

The NTIA awarded four grants worth $1.2 million.

Open Access

‘Worst Broadband City’ Brownsville Approves Open Access Fiber Project with Lit Communities

Lit Communities will operate the network, with subsidiary BTX Fiber as the last-mile provider. HMI Utilities is prime contractor.

FCC

Clearwave to Buy RG Fiber, Washington Broadband Survey, Michigan Approves $250M for Broadband

Clearwave said the acquisition of RG will allow the combined entity to deliver increased bandwidth to Kansans.

BBLO

Platform Product Preference Bill Unfairly Targets Large Online Platforms, CCIA Says

The Computer and Communications Industry Association counts as members Amazon, Google and Facebook.

FCC

Verizon Early Access to Spectrum, Senate Encouraged to Pass Prison Phone Bill, $56M in Delaware Broadband

Verizon said accelerated access to C-band spectrum will allow it to get 5G to customers faster.

FCC

FCC Will Auction Slices of Mid-Band 2.5 GHz Spectrum for 5G in Late July

The slices of 2.5 GHz mid-band will be licenses for flexible use, including for 5G.

Broadband's Impact

To Build a Digital Identity System, Governments Must Build Trust About Data Collection: Panelists

Citizens need to know what kind of data is collected and why to accept a digital identity system.

Defense

Amazon Lawsuit Dismissed, Private 5G Network for DoD, $232M in Ohio Broadband Grants

The suit accused Amazon of violating laws by using third-party sellers’ data to help sell its own products.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Crowdsourced Data Critical to Identify Underserved Communities, Lawmakers Hear

The FCC has added crowdsourced data to its repertoire for accurate broadband maps.

House

Harris to Visit Louisiana, $17B in Private Broadband Investment, NY Rep Secures Broadband Funding

Kamala Harris was initially slated to visit Louisiana last month, but cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Notification Bill Critical, But Won’t Stop Bad Actors Entirely, Says Senator

Congress recently passed legislation including a requirement for critical infrastructure entities to notify government on cyber attacks.