Broadband Breakfast

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on September 16, 2026: How Data Center Builders See The Politics

Join Broadband Breakfast at the AI Infrastructure Summit in Santa Clara, Calif.

Education and Distance Learning

Distance Learning Leaders Say Broadband Is No Longer the Hard Part

The field's toughest challenges have moved past connectivity to teacher preparation, human presence and the arrival of AI in the classroom.

Telecom 150

Patent Scope, Not Invention, Decided the American Telephone Market

Bell had 3,000 telephones around Boston, and a patent. Western Union had $40M and every U.S. state. The patent won.

Telecom 150

Broadband Breakfast Course Traces 150 Years of American Telecommunications

Broadband Breakfast CEO previews the 35-lesson course tracing American telecom from Bell's patent to AI. The course launches Monday

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on September 2, 2026 – Global AI Regulation

This BroadbandLive discussion will examine the emerging global AI governance landscape and the growing tension between regulatory oversight and technological innovation.

Mountain Connect

BEAD Weariness and AI Ambition Collide at Mountain Connect

BEAD delays left Mountain Connect panelists weary, while AI pushes compute toward an edge rural economics struggle to reach.

Rural

Rural Broadband Pays Off Only When Communities Decide, Panelists Say

Rural broadband is now table stakes for economic development, panelists said on a Broadband Breakfast Live Online panel.

Cybersecurity

How to Fight Back Against Fraudulent Robocalls

Panelists warned that anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with scammers exploiting cheap internet calling and AI.

BEAD

State Broadband Chiefs Await Guidance on $21 Billion of Remaining BEAD Funds

Four state broadband directors, still awaiting federal guidance on billions in remaining BEAD funds, speak at Broadband Breakfast Live Online event.

Supreme Court's Cox Ruling Reshapes Copyright Fight, With AI Cases Next in Line

The high court's 9-0 Cox v. Sony ruling hands AI developers a ready-made defense against claims that their models are built for infringement.

How to Prepare Workers for Artificial Intelligence Disruption as Safety Nets Erode

Panelists debated AI's true impact on jobs while warning that support systems meant to help workers adapt are being cut.

Independent Agencies

The Internet Dispersed Power. The Supreme Court is Concentrating It

Panelists at BroadbandLive event including the ‘father of the Internet,’ the author of the maxim that ‘Code is Law’ and a pivotal FCC chairman

Telecom 150

From the Beginning, Politics Triggered Broadcasting

Media scholars argued that politics, not technology, shaped American broadcasting from 1927 on, repeatedly shielding incumbents from competition.

Telecom 150

Telephone's Rise Was Shaped by Courts and Lobbying, Not Just Wires, Historians Say

The patent Bell filed in 1876 never described a speaking telephone. His lawyers later argued it did.

Drones

FCC Drone Ruling Draws Industry Warning, Could Slow U.S. Aerial Development

The FCC's drone ruling, once aimed at China-based DJI, now covers all foreign components, and industry experts warn the broad scope may backfire on American drone dominance.