Broadband's Impact
Happy Holidays! Read Your 12 Days of Broadband Booklet
This 43-page booklet captures the top 12 stories in the world of the Internet, utilities and technology for 2025: The 12 Days of Broadband
Broadband Breakfast
Broadband Breakfast reports every day on America's broadband buildout. Broadband Breakfast is the community for Better Broadband, Better Lives.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on January 21, 2026 - State BEAD Roundtable
State broadband offices are now deep into BEAD implementation.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on December 31, 2025 - Broadband New Year's Party
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Spectrum
U.S. Spectrum Sharing Cast as Strategic Edge Against China
Bubley warned the United States must sell its spectrum-sharing philosophy abroad before the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference
Spectrum
Budget Law’s Spectrum Auction Mandate Raises Stakes for Wi-Fi, CBRS
The legislation would task the NTIA with finding about 500 megahertz and the FCC with finding another 300 megahertz for auction.
AI
Should BEAD Non-Deployment Funds Be Linked to AI? How Should Funds Be Spent?
Experts disagreed on conditioning broadband funding on state AI regulations, balancing digital economy goals against legal constraints.
Satellite
Satellite Broadband Emerges as Major Player in Federal BEAD Program
Satellite providers are securing 22 percent of federal broadband funding by offering immediate connectivity where fiber deployment could take years.
Expert Opinion
Robert Morau: Broader Workforce Could Unlock Faster Broadband in Brownfield MDUs
The challenge is most visible inside brownfield multi-dwelling units (MDUs), where in-building work can represent up to 40 percent of total project time and cost.
AI
Panel Weighs New Guardrails for AI Chatbots as Concerns Mount Over Child Safety
Experts debated AI chatbot risks to children, with advocates warning of manipulation techniques while skeptics urged perspective on technology fears.
Rep. Erin Houchin to Keynote Broadband Breakfast Panel on AI's Impact on Children
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BEAD
BEAD's Future and Digital Divide Solutions Discussed at Broadband Nation Expo
Broadband experts differed on BEAD's rollout, debating whether the program accelerated or obstructed rural connectivity efforts.
Infrastructure
12 Days of Broadband Covered Spectrum, AI Infrastructure, BEAD and Affordability
Leaders from the Vernonburg Group, Ookla, NextNav and Broadband Breakfast discussed linkages between spectrum, AI, BEAD and affordability.
Digital Inclusion
Prison Technology Leaders Discuss Communication Costs, Connectivity During Broadband Breakfast Panel
The panel discussed balancing innovation with public safety, and whether inmates should bear security costs for phone calls and communication under new FCC rules.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on December 17, 2025 - Recapping the 12 Days of Broadband
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Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on December 3, 2025 - Satellite Broadband and BEAD
As LEO constellations expand and reliability improves, attention is turning to policy considerations.
EU
European Tech Regulations Pose Threat to American Innovation, Warn Experts
EU tech regulations are hampering innovation and degrading consumer experiences, panelists said.
