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Study – Lutnick Could Save Taxpayers $25B in Unneeded BEAD Money

The study by New York Law School, concluded that the numbers they crunched produced 'leftover BEAD funding ranging from $11 billion to $25 billion.'

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British PM Wants Rural Broadband Program to Count Toward NATO Quota

At this week’s NATO summit in The Hague, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wants Downing Street support for rural broadband deployment projects to count as defense spending.

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Dabbar's Commerce Nomination Hits Senate Floor Today. Arielle Roth's Still MIA

Federal Communications Commissioner Olivia Trusty was sworn in yesterday.

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ALLO Fiber Cutting Staff Fast to Fight Cash Burn

ALLO Fiber, a regional ISP in Nebraska, is trying to cut staff to cope with a cash burn problem ascribed to capital limitations from investors and delays in the BEAD program.

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‘Here we go, Jim!’ FCC's Carr Moves to Sack 39% TV Cap Reviled by NAB

'NAB thanks Chairman Carr for taking this important step towards modernizing a decades old rule that limits television broadcasters’ ability to compete in today’s media marketplace.

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Confirming Olivia Trusty, Senate Gives GOP Majority Control of FCC

Trade group executives, public interest groups, and company executives responded to the Senate vote by lavishing praise on Trusty.

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Senate Set to Confirm Trusty Today, Giving Carr One-Vote Majority

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz issued a press release yesterday listing the prominent individuals, companies, and organizations backing his spectrum plan.

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Altafiber Files FCC Retrans Complaint Against Nexstar in Ohio Tying Dispute

Some states are in denial, going through their stages of grief. But not West Virginia, which will likely receive $1.2 billion from the $42.45 billion BEAD fund by the end of the year.

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Thune Moves to Provide FCC's Carr with GOP Majority – Trusty Confirmation Possible by Wednesday

The Senate Commerce Committee approved Trusty's nomination in a bipartisan 21-7 vote on April 30.

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Senate Commerce Dems Want Vote on Big Spectrum Bill. Chairman Cruz: Sorry, Not Happening

FTC: Alvaro Bedoya, a Democratic FTC Commissioner fired in March by President Trump, resigned on June 9.

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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.

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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.