People

Former Shell Executive to Take T-Mobile CFO Spot Next Year

Jessica Uhl will begin working with current CFO Peter Osvaldik this month before assuming the role in February 2027

Penn State University

Penn State Professor Calls for Regulation of Broadband Rates

The idea would represent a significant shift in how policymakers approach the nation’s broadband market.

Data Center

Data Centers Could Fuel a New ‘Gold Rush’ in Tennessee

Region’s existing energy infrastructure could play a growing role in determining where major technology investments are made.

Policyband

Carr Warns Broadcasters about Airing Fake Polls, Says New Guidance Could Be on the Way

In an interview on the Fox News cable news network, the FCC leader says he’s concerned fake polls could suppress voter turnout

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Lesson 3: In Other Countries, PTTs (Posts, Telegraph and Telephone)

This lesson asks the comparative question of why the American telephone monopoly stayed in private hands, when most of the world ran its telephones through a government post office.

Zohran Mamdani

NYC, Nation's Largest School System, Bans AI for Students Through 8th Grade

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Hall described the policy as the most expansive prohibition in the country.

Chips

Nvidia Confirms it Will Spend $13 Billion on Hugging Face AI Software Platform

CEO Jensen Huang confirmed the long-rumored sale in a Thursday blog post, and that Nvidia will keep Hugging Face as an open platform

Data Center

Civil Rights Groups Urge Halt to South Africa Data Center Boom Amid Water and Power Fears

The country is positioning itself as Africa's main data hub, attracting global tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft.

BEAD

More Non-Deployment Guidance Not Coming Soon, NTIA Says

State officials were glad to secure coverage for more locations but had mixed feelings about a new policy notice

USF

Rural ISPs to FCC: Preserve Rural Broadband Subsidy

SpaceX wants the agency to shutter its High Cost fund

BEAD

All 56 Federal Broadband Plans Approved. Construction Comes Next

Illinois was the final state approved under the federal government’s landmark broadband program. Michigan, Hawaii, Virginia and California are among many states now building.

Policyband

Who’s Battling Disney for the FCC? Judge Jeanine!

The U.S. Attorney, recently in President Trump’s doghouse for dropping vandalism charges in D.C., told a federal judge her court does not have jurisdiction to hear Disney’s injunction request.

Olivia Trusty

FCC Commissioner Trusty Outlines Four Principles for Communications Policy

Trusty emphasized the importance of infrastructure investment, competition, regulatory flexibility, and international cooperation

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Industry Backs ISP Challenge to Minnesota City Permit Rules

Trade groups have supported multiple preemption petitions at the FCC

Grain Management Completes Ritter-Great Plains Merger, Launches Rightfiber

Heath Simpson, who led Ritter, will serve as CEO of Rightfiber

FCC Opens Rural ‘Innovation Zones’ to Speed Up 5G and Ag‑Tech Testing

The initiative gives researchers expanded access to experimental spectrum, with Iowa State joining the program as a dedicated hub