Aggressive broadband expansion in late 2025 extended fiber access to 60 percent of U.S. homes.

The White House is proposing Congress claw back canceled digital equity funding.

The consultancy aims to use Ookla's data-collection services to help ISPs, hyperscalers, and enterprises optimize networks.

Consumer Reports found 30 percent of shoppers recalled seeing the labels since they went into effect.

New mobile performance reports from Ookla show U.S. carriers ranking differently depending on how speeds are measured.

AARP cautioned the FCC against relying on ISPs’ characterizations of consumer behavior

The report analyzes mobile user experience data collected between Sept. 1 and Nov. 29, 2025.

The company creating the nation’s broadband location database confronts recurring data challenges.

Broadband Breakfast coverage from the INCOMPAS Policy Summit

Survey of NTCA members finds nearly nine in 10 schools, libraries, and hospitals are served by fiber.

In a separate study, Ookla found median fixed wireless speeds from the mobile carriers decreased in 2025.

An Ookla speed test analysis found speeds were increasing at larger WISPs, but were mostly below federal benchmarks.

The company predicted increased competition between the two for rural broadband subs.

Schools, states, and data firms push broadband map accuracy.

Groups met with commissioners ahead of Oct. 28 vote.

Industry experts debate whether gigabit internet deployment has outpaced actual consumer demand.

Proposal would remove six consumer disclosure requirements

Lower income areas spend 2.43 percent of their income on broadband compared to 0.51 percent elsewhere, the report found.

They predicted a substantial number of homes and businesses were missed by eligibility maps.

Ookla launches new speedtest to verify network quality for properties such as hotels or venues.

Rural co-ops press FCC for symmetrical 100 * 100 Mbps broadband standard

Power backups, route diversity, and planning critical to ISPs who fared better than rivals in April’s outage.

The group found many rural households have access to broadband infrastructure, but not affordable plans.

Notes subtle, but historic shift in second quarter.

Broadband mapping and rigorous funding oversight are essential to ensuring internet access nationwide.

The agency is proposing to scrap assessments of broadband affordability and adoption.

The agency also proposed reducing price regulations on legacy business data services.

The agency is set to vote Thursday on whether to propose scrapping the inquiries, which were first conducted last year.

Bill pushes FCC to improve functionality and and transparency of broadband spending map

Fixed wireless requested $1,289 per location, fiber averaged $4,903

Does Connecticut need any BEAD money?

Fears of massive eligibility losses did not materialize

'Gaps in data collection can cause misallocation of public resources.'

States may delete, but not add, BEAD-eligible locations

Unanimous vote eases broadband data collection rules.

To help state officials assess new entrants within a short time span, Ookla brings historical performance data to the table.

A rural-first approach would address the core equity and produce tangible, far-reaching benefits for all Americans.

Broadband mapping expert found that in 11 states, more than 25 percent of likely BEAD-eligible locations could be taken off the map.

Agency drops four questions, rewords others

Technologies besides fiber often fail to meet Priority Broadband Project requirements, even as defined by the June 6 policy notice.

Ookla speed test data shows rural residents still lag behind their urban counterparts in connectivity.

Three years after GAO recommendations, federal broadband coordination remains fragmented.

States, ISPs still struggling to challenge its accuracy

No reputable provider is going to propose serving areas that do not make sense with fiber.

FCC’s new mapping fabric will drive Rural Digital Opportunity Fund 'true-up'.

Measured user download speeds have increased by more than 100 Mbps

The biannual report detailed the agency's latest national subscriber figures.

Broadband Breakfast is tracking mobile subscriptions.

Broadband Breakfast is tracking mobile prepaid subscriptions.

Broadband Breakfast is tracking mobile postpaid subscribers.

Hope for a single auction, but not blanket authority, materialized at the end of the year.

An annual series of the year's top 12 stories in broadband.

Broadband speed requirements have increased dramatically across different federal programs.

Louisiana appears to have achieved the BEAD program’s objective for hundreds of millions of dollars less in subsidy costs than was budgeted.

The FCC said the company incorrectly claimed a state agency challenging its coverage had changed its mind.

FCC called on consumers to challenge inaccurate mobile broadband coverage data.

Wireline retains 90% of ACP subscribers, while wireless faces 70-80% losses.

The proceeding is unlikely to move forward under a Republican FCC.

Industry groups are urging FCC to reject long-term symmetrical speed goals.

Section 706 Report should recognize high internet costs keep millions offline, Benton said.

The company said the state's challenge process rules made it impossible to challenge broadband coverage data.

Personal data requirements deter users from using FCC speed test app, CCA says

Map would identify where federal funding is most needed

Larger ISPs had to display labels with their plans in April.

Ookla, rural advocates push for 'real-world' speed test data.

Stakeholders pushed for better data and stricter standards.

Speed data showed that performance was far from equal across the board.

NRECA pushing for consumer-driven speed tests to improve FCC broadband data.

Key recent developments include FCC fines on nine ISP, the annual 706 Report and a pending deadline for the FCC's broadband labels program.

Pre-qualification is strongly encouraged, and is designed to streamline the application process for BEAD.

The company defaulted on auction-won locations in three states

Power users are on the rise, with 1-in-5 projected to use over 1TB monthly by year end.

National Telecom failed to submit broadband data three times in two years, bureau said.

The inquiry hopes to identify and address how broadband policy can improve.

All ISPs will be required to display new labels to customers by October 10.

The new legislation aims to increase coordination between 130 federal broadband programs and 15 different agencies.

By end of the year, 20% of all broadband subscribers will consume at least 1 TB per month.

The report shows a county not only rich in eligible locations, but also opportunities for competing with incumbent providers.

Trade group wants FCC to address ISP market concentration in a pending report to Congress

The lack of a skilled workforce needed to build, maintain and operate the networks is a major challenge that could lead to delays.

The app will enable users to obtain information about their mobile network performance.

In the evolving world of broadband, measuring internet connections is as crucial as it is complex.

The public can review draft project area maps and program guidelines.

The agency first circulated the update in May after taking comments earlier this year.

Will you be prepared to defend your BEAD deployment at a future state or federal hearing?

The state is currently in the BEAD challenge phase.

Allowing providers to submit advertised speeds results in overstated coverage, groups said.

NTIA official reveals ongoing efforts behind the scenes to expedite BEAD permitting processes.

The state had the highest average number of complaints to the FCC about internet per 100,000 broadband serviceable locations.

The city has an average download speed of 6.5 Gbps, claims the report.

ISPs say limiting outage reports to hard downs ‘would ensure that the definition of a reportable outage is straightforward, consistent, and meaningful.’

Rebuttal submissions began June 14, initiating a 45-day window for ISPs to support or dispute challenges.

Neglecting to map regions where both affordability and accessibility limit high-speed internet subscriptions could impair effectiveness.

A proposed order will enhance auditing and verification, the agency said.

Many budget priorities hinge on Congress reinstating the commission's spectrum auction authority.

Open Technology Institute thinks the FCC needs to address problems with ISP labels to ensure the intent of the mandate is being honored.

Arkansas and Tennessee now expect to service thousands fewer locations than originally anticipated through the BEAD program.

Only the FCC's own speed test mobile application is currently functioning to submit mapping challenges for the 5G Fund.

Government officials express optimism that the introduction of labels will signal a new era of transparency and competition.

Ookla announces new Speedtest Insights Analytics Tool to understand broadband data.