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Sen. Cruz Heaps Praise on Lutnick's BEAD Program Overhaul
'Now is the time to finish the job. I am confident that NTIA, under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Lutnick, will do just that,' Cruz wrote.
Ted Hearn
Ted Hearn is Contributing Editor for Broadband Breakfast. He is also Editor and Publisher of Policyband, a new website dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the broadband communications market.
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Wax in the Race to Replace Simington at FCC – Source
The SHLB Coalition yesterday said it was concerned that the Commerce Department’s new BEAD rules went too far in narrowing the range of 'anchor institutions'
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Altafiber Floats FCC Social Contract – TV Station Mergers Tied to Lower Retrans Fees
'Look at Alaska: Washington approved a $33 million grant (plus a required $11 million match) to run fiber to just 211 homes and five businesses. That equals over $204,000 per address and the work hasn’t even started,' said Lutnick.
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So Who Gets Simington's FCC Job? GOP Has Deep Policy Bench for Trump's Review
A question out there is whether President Trump even bothers to nominate a Democrat to replace Starks after firing the two Democrats at the FTC.
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Lutnick's New BEAD Rules, Coming 'Shortly,' Rile Team Fiber
'Just do the right thing for the American people, let's get the broadband to the people for the most efficient way, and we will put out the money.'
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Cable One CEO Julie Laulis Retiring by End of 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to testify today before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science.
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CCIA Study Finds USF Cloud Tax Would Hurt GDP, Fuel Inflation
Charter isn’t buying Cox, Cox is buying Charter. That was the conclusion of MoffettNathanson Senior Managing Director Craig Moffett.
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Trump – Musk’s Starlink ‘Saved A Lot of Lives’ in North Carolina
Senate Minority Leader Schumer sent a message to President Trump and Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Friday: No BEAD money for Starlink.
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FCC's Simington Ready to Apply Cable Act to YouTube TV
Arkansas yesterday said it has wrapped up its BEAD bidding process, reporting that 99% of locations have been covered by an ISP at an average per-location cost of $7,072.
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Phoenix Center Bombshell – 5G Had 'No Measurable Economic Impact'
'BEAD is a golden opportunity to drive as much fiber infrastructure as feasible into our country, which will help advance your Administration’s important connectivity, AI, and advanced manufacturing goals,' trade groups wrote.
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GCI to Become GCI Liberty After Spinoff from Liberty Broadband
With BEAD funding on hold in Washington, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is concerned that the state might have to pause fiber builds because of lack of funding.
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Norfolk Southern Victorious over Cox in Virginia Takings Case
'Under our leadership and with the full support of President Donald Trump, we are moving faster, smarter, and more collaboratively than ever before,' West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Saturday.
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With FCC's Starks Moving On, Carr Just Days Away from 2-1 GOP Majority
The Supreme Court dealt a further blow to for-cause removal protections the court defended in Humphrey's Executor v. United States.
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Oklahoma Broadband Official Concerned about Washington 'Bureaucrats'
Lutnick’s pause has angered Senate Democrats and concerned states like Louisiana, Delaware, and Nevada over the Trump administration’s freeze of NTIA funding.
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Verizon Wants FCC to Lift Mobile Phone Unlocking Mandate
The Satellite Industry Association is urging the Trump administration to disregard fiber-deployment advocates trash-talking Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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Court Tosses Biden-Era FCC Rules on Broadcaster Employment Data; DEI Victory for FCC's Carr
The rules were challenged by religious broadcasters, who were especially sensitive to the FCC’s decision to add a 'non-binary' gender category.
