Satellite
FCC Shields ISPs from Directly Paying Regulatory Fees
Broadcasters continue to push for a fee mandate on broadband ISPs.
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.
BEAD
House Panel Announces BEAD Hearing Witness List
No one from the Biden administration is scheduled to testify.
China
Alaska City Loses Internet, Cell Service for Days after Subsea Fiber Break
Sitka Police Department staying connected via Starlink satellite internet service.
Rural
In Auction Default, Indiana ISP Hands Back Broadband Locations to FCC
RTC is handing back nearly half of the locations won in the RDOF auction.
TPI
Telecom Analysts Urge Congress to Fund the USF Annually
Current USF funding system is not only regressive but also wastes money, say Scott Wallsten and Greg Rosston.
Rural
FCC Still a No on Broadband Subsidies for Musk's Starlink
Agency said petition under review was filed about 45 months late.
Wireline Competition Bureau
Thumann Re-Joins Carr's FCC Office as Legal Advisor
Thumann returns to the FCC from the private sector.
Sixth Circuit
Court Orders ISPs, FCC to Argue Net Neutrality on Halloween
Sixth Circuit put the Net Neutrality rules on hold in an unanimous stay order on Aug. 1.
FCC
Altice Mobile to Pay Fine for Late Notification of Network Outages
'Both outages impacted several hundred thousand wireless users across Altice’s entire footprint,' the FCC said.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Study: Heaviest Broadband Users Will Keep Growing as Share of All Subscribers
By end of the year, 20% of all broadband subscribers will consume at least 1 TB per month.
FCC
Weiss Ratings Says Banks Spreading 'Misleading' Information
Weiss Ratings has been rating banks for 53 years, according to founder Martin Weiss.
5G Wireless
T-Mobile, Metronet Seeks FCC Merger Approval
'The deal will not cause any diminution in competition.'
Senate Commerce
TDS Telecom’s Fiber Strategy Yields 2,100 New Broadband Subs in Q2
Fiber additions were offset by the loss of customers served by cable and copper Internet technologies.
Charter
Charter, Hawaiian Telcom Included in $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement
'There will certainly be additional updates from the Office of the Governor on this matter,' said the governor's office.
Net Neutrality
Sixth Circuit Appeals Court Stays the FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
'Because the broadband providers have shown that they are likely to succeed on the merits and that the equities support them, we grant the stay,' the court said.
FCC
FCC Fines Charter $15 Million Over 911, Network Outage Reporting Violations
'A 911 call is likely the most important call a person will ever make,' said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
