Maine
Bill to Eliminate Maine’s Broadband Authority Struck-and-Replaced by Committee
Maine Connect Authority president criticized what he called ‘surprisingly outdated’ thinking behind the bill.
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CTA
CES26: EU, South Korea Frame Early Global Push for AI Regulation
Officials from Ireland, South Korea and Canada said at the Consumer Electronics Show that shared rules are becoming essential as AI scales across borders.
mergers
Cable One to Combine Fiber JV with Point Broadband, Acquire Vyve
Separately, former Breezeline president Frank van der Post was named CEO of WOW! after private equity firms closed on the acquisition.
Spectrum
Rural Carriers, Consumer Groups Want AT&T-Array Deal Reviewed
Groups argued cable wasn’t a meaningful competitive constraint in the wireless industry.
CES2026
The Coolest Technology from Day 1 of CES2026
CES is a huge opportunity annually for companies both large and small to parade products they plan to put on shelves this year.
CES2026
AMD Showcases Growing AI Hardware Arsenal at CES2026
Lisa Su says AMD chips power nonstop AI with OpenAI, Microsoft, and additional partnerships.
Policyband
FCC Could Try to Bypass 39% TV Cap By Redefining 'National Audience Reach,' Analyst Says
Phoenix Center’s Lawrence Spiwak Called Such a Move a Regulatory ‘Hail Mary’ to Approve Nexstar-TEGNA Transaction
12 Days of Broadband
America Loses Dish, a National Wireless Carrier, in 2025
Is the EchoStar saga a success story for spectrum entrepreneurship, or cautionary tale about consolidation in wireless?
networking
NVIDIA Unveils New AI Systems as Computing Demand Surges
CEO Jensen Huang said its latest architecture integrates chips, networking and cooling to support next-generation AI workloads.
CES2026
Hyundai and Boston Dynamics Unveil Humanoid Robot Atlas at CES2026
The company says a product version is already in production and will be deployed by 2028 at Hyundai's facility in Georgia.
Wireless
Industries Opposed to FCC Prison Jamming Proposal
Trade groups, companies suggested small-scale trials before moving forward.
Rural
RDOF Default Leaves Some Rural Areas Without BEAD Path
South Central Connect walks away from 13 census block groups.
CES2026
CES2026: Robots Edging Toward Real-World Deployment
Industry leaders said adoption, not flashy demos, were defining the next phase of physical artificial intelligence with scale and trust.
BEAD
House, Senate Appropriators Would Provide NTIA $50 Million for FY2026
Lawmakers would ask for a briefing on the agency's “plans and timeline for expending all remaining” BEAD funds.
CES2026
CES Unveiled Previewed AI, Industrial Tech Ahead of Las Vegas Show
Sunday preview event in Las Vegas event highlighted agentic AI, physical AI, and software-defined vehicles before CES opens on Tuesday.
12 Days of Broadband
2025 Was a Year of More BEAD Turmoil
Based on tentative results, about 65% of BEAD locations are in line for fiber. Another 22% will get satellite, and 10% will get fixed wireless.
