Briefs

New Mexico Still Searching for New Broadband Director

Governor says the state is moving in a ‘different direction’

Spectrum

FCC Spectrum Allocation to AT&T’s FirstNet Illegal, Challengers Say

Groups in favor of the move are also suing; they want the agency to move faster.

AI

Risks of Open Source AI Also Exist in Closed Systems: Panelists

Public policy and industry experts call for forward-looking AI regulations.

Satellite

Starlink Expands Subscribers and Speeds

Elon Musk's satellite company announced 6 million subscribers globally.

Democracy

Gomez Dismisses FCC News Distortion Investigations as ‘Baseless’

Under FCC rules, a news distortion case must possess clear evidence that the broadcaster deliberately distorted a factual news report.

Net Neutrality

SCOTUS Grants Extension For Net Neutrality Petitioners

Sixth Circuit ruling conflicts with prior decisions by the Ninth and D.C. Circuits, groups said.

BEAD

SHLB: Don’t Limit Anchor Institutions for BEAD

The NTIA asked states to revise their list of anchors as part of its new program rules.

Nuclear

Amazon to Spend $20B on Data Centers in Penn., Including Next to Nuclear Plant

At a news conference in Berwick in the shadow of the power plant, Gov. Josh Shapiro called it the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania's history.

Policyband

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'

CPB

CPB Denied Temporary Restraining Order Against Trump

The tax-funded nonprofit objects to Trump’s influence on Board of Directors.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on June 18, 2025 - Solving Cybersecurity Challenges

This BroadbandLive session will examine how policymakers are addressing cybersecurity challenges through regulation, interagency collaboration, and new oversight structures.

Spectrum

Broad Swath of Stakeholders Warns FCC Undoing EchoStar Deal Would Cause Harm

More than 60 stakeholders, including former GOP commissioners, back Dish/EchoStar in defense of its 2 GHz licenses

Rural

D.C. Circuit Upholds LTD RDOF Denial

The FCC had found the company wasn't capable of expanding under its $1.3 billion award, the program's largest.

Rural

Lumen Defaults on More Than 41,000 RDOF Locations

Telecom giant offers no reason for relinquishments

Washington

Clallam County, Washington, Launches $22 Million Fiber Expansion Plan

County and Astound Broadband have begun construction on a joint partnership to bring fiber access to more than 1,500 rural homes.

Net Neutrality

Maine Legislature Passes Bill Expanding Net Neutrality

3 Maine Republicans broke ranks to help Democrats pass open internet bill.