Tarana
Tarana CEO Sees No Clear Successor to Video Driving Household Bandwidth Demand
AI’s largest capacity demands will fall on data centers and the connections between them – not last-mile home connections – Alwan says
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FCC
Sens. Welch, Bennet Bill Would Create ‘Digital FCC’
The Senate Democrats are reviving a proposal for a new federal regulator
Community Broadband
Oregon Community Launches Gorgeous Broadband
The Dalles resident will receive fiber broadband service.
Cybersecurity
Guthrie, Pallone Introduce Bill to Increase Oversight of FCC Covered List
The agency recently granted extensions to participants in its Rip and Replace program
AI
Tech Leaders to UN: For the Sake of Humanity, Please Control AI We Created
'If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,' said Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic
Free State Opposed to Price Caps on Retail Broadband
A Free State Foundation report argues that competition and targeted subsidies - not price regulation - are the better path to improving broadband affordability.
enforcement
FCC Not Interested in $57 Million Refund for AT&T
The carriers are trying to recoup $200 million in fines after a June Supreme Court ruling
FCC
FCC Releases 'How-To' Robocall Blocking Guides
FCC creates accessible step-by-step instructions targeting automated spam
AI
OpenAI's Breach of Australian Health Department Website Prompts Rebuke From Prime Minister
Albanese said an inquiry looking into the security breach would examine whether OpenAI could be criminally charged.
Policyband
Blair Levin’s Conspiracy Theory – Lutnick Delayed BEAD Just to Help Musk’s Starlink
But the Wall Street analyst’s dubious foot-dragging theory appears to be a few LEO satellites short of a constellation
Joey Wender
Four State Broadband Directors Say BEAD's 'True-Up' Round Won't Finish the Job
Washington state cited roughly 1,000 underserved locations ineligible for supplemental funding.
Virginia
Gov. Spanberger Moves to Rein In Virginia’s Data Center Boom Without a Moratorium
Plan would eliminate automatic local approval for any data center using more than 25 megawatts of power
California
California AG Bonta Asks Judge to Toss AT&T Copper Retirement Suit
The carrier says less restrictive FCC rules preempt the state’s regulations
Space Academy
Ohio Forms Group to Pursue U.S. Space Academy
Ohio explains its advantages in the competition to host the new federal academy
FCC
Broadband Progress Hasn’t Closed the Digital Divide, Analysts say
The event examined the legacy of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
BEAD
Building BEAD: From Federal Awards to Finished Networks
BEAD’s next phase will depend on workable contracts, timely permitting and consumer-focused accountability as broadband projects move toward construction.
