USF

Supreme Court Appears Reluctant to Rule Against USF

The $9 billion-per-year fund is being challenged as unconstitutional nearly 30 years after its creation.

Expert Opinion

States Approach Readiness for the Broadband Rollout, But Federal Nod is Elusive

No BEAD final proposals have been posted since late 2024, but many are due over the next few months.

Congress

Thune: More Congressional Review Act Votes Coming

Wi-Fi hotspots CRA still pending.

NTIA

Rep. Hudson Wants to Rewrite Many BEAD Requirements

Republican lawmaker targets rules on labor, DEI, and price caps in the name of faster rollout.

Briefs

Phoenix Center Challenges Brattle Group’s Fiber Value Impact

Ford said that fiber is too expensive in many rural areas to be a practical solution.

Expert Opinion

Dean Bubley: Does AI Drive Demand for Mobile Spectrum?

Hundreds of millions of people are using mostly text-based AI applications.

Digital Inclusion

USDA Scrubs DEI Criteria from Rural Broadband Grant Programs

Removal of DEI scoring may shift broadband funds away from Tribes and disadvantaged areas.

Spectrum

Cruz Still Aiming For Spectrum Pipeline in Reconciliation Bill

The Defense Department has opposed the idea of auction authority with a 'pipeline' of projects for auction.

FTC

FTC’s Ferguson Says Tech Censorship Practices May Violate Antitrust Law

Chairman signals agency’s expanding role in countering Big Tech censorship

BEAD

An Interview With Former BEAD Director Evan Feinman

In an interview with Cardinal News, Feinman talked about how BEAD helped Virginia, and why he’s worried about its future growth.

Infrastructure

Earth, Ether, Fire and Water: An Elemental Data Center Story

A convergence of interest between the energy-hungry needs of major Internet players and the Trump administration's 'energy dominance'

SmartWAVE Webinar

April 10, 2025: Citywide Wi-Fi Projects

The broadband team and chief technology officer in St. Louis will discuss the city's goal of revitalization and community connectivity.

EU

Data Center Tension Between Power Demands and Sustainability Goals

In Europe, environmental standards 'are not a hope, not a wish, not a best effort—it's a regulatory mandate.'

Data Center

Because of Power Availability, Fiber Providers Racing to Connect Remote Data Centers

Power availability is now dictating location decisions, forcing fiber providers to adapt with unprecedented long-haul infrastructure builds.

Metro Connect

With Unprecedented AI-Driven Demand, New Financing Solutions Needed

In 2024, there was 6.7 gigawatts of data center demand, said Kush Urs of Guggenheim Partners. That was more than 6X since 2020.

Metro Connect

On-Site Gas Generation a Solution to Data Center Power Crunch: Expert

'On-site generation would be up to 85% efficient when you capture waste heat on site,' Summers said, versus 33% grid efficiency.