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Infrastructure

Broadband Breakfast on July 9, 2025 - Undersea Cables and Global Conflict

What impacts have global conflict had on subsea broadband infrastructure and global connectivity?

Policyband

Charter CEO Calling California Fiber Cuts 'Domestic Terrorism'; LAPD Disagrees

FCC Chairman Carr yesterday said he’s ready to drive his policy agenda forward, with the goal of making the U.S. No. 1 in wireless broadband and satellite-delivered communications.

Policyband

Trump Post Warns House GOP 'GRANDSTANDERS' Not to Tank OBBBA

'While the cable industry strongly supports restoring the FCC’s auction authority, other provisions in the [bill] related to spectrum policy disappointingly tilt the spectrum playing field towards the three large cellular companies,' NCTA said.

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Iran's Broadband 'NOFO' Would Flog, Fine, or Jail Starlink Users

Iran’s new rules against Starlink users included 'fines, flogging, or up to two years in prison,' according to a Sunday report by the Iranian Students' News Agency.

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Elon ❤️ New York. Starlink to Offer Affordable Broadband Act Plan

Starlink now has an active webpage explaining how eligible low-income New Yorkers can sign up to pay $15 a month for 25 Mbps download speeds within the Residential Lite category

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Is the FCC’s Media Bureau Playing Fair? NCTA Thinks Not

EchoStar: The battle over EchoStar’s spectrum holdings is coming to a head soon at the FCC, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said yesterday.

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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.