Broadband Breakfast (Page 115)

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SpaceX

Project Kuiper Ready for Second LEO Deployment

Starlink rival plans to launch new batch of Amazon satellites on June 13.

Briefs

Vivacity Infrastructure Group Appoints Mike Brescio CFO

He worked on a 1,100-mile fiber network through New York City.

Briefs

OpenVault: Business, Residential Peak Day Broadband Usage Up From 2021

Business upload and download traffic each more than doubled.

Policyband

FCC's Simington Ready to Apply Cable Act to YouTube TV

Arkansas yesterday said it has wrapped up its BEAD bidding process, reporting that 99% of locations have been covered by an ISP at an average per-location cost of $7,072.

Digital Inclusion

Industry Escalates Fight Against State Broadband ‘Rate Regulation’

ACA Connects study predicts steep investment drop; while major trade groups urge DOJ to preempt state laws

Rural

FCC Approves Sale of TDS Networks in Western Colorado

ISP made $18 million on sale to Elevate.

SpaceX

SpaceX Accelerates GPS Satellite Launch, Aims to Boost Navigation Systems

The latest GPS III satellite enhances positioning accuracy and modernizes aging GPS constellation.

Digital Inclusion

SHLB, More Than 80 Others Urge House Not to Repeal Hotspot Order

The Senate passed its resolution against the rule eariler this month.

Rural

Re-Launch of Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus Praised

Bipartisan caucus applauded for continuing in the new Congress.

BEAD

Broadband Trade Group Join Push for BEAD Progress

Federal lawmakers, local ISPs that participated in the program, and other have been trying to keep political pressure on Commerce.

Community Broadband

Philadelphia Broadband Leader Shares Progress

Juliet Fink Yates says city is slowly meeting its broadband goals.

Democracy

Gomez Sounds Alarm on Trump-Era ‘Campaign to Chill Speech’

On First Amendment Tour, commissioner urges FCC to ‘pivot away from sham investigations.’

Expert Opinion

Rahul Mewawalla: How Rare Earth Minerals will Impact AI, Computing, Technology and Everything

The majority of the global supply of the critical elements is outside the United States.

Policyband

Phoenix Center Bombshell – 5G Had 'No Measurable Economic Impact'

'BEAD is a golden opportunity to drive as much fiber infrastructure as feasible into our country, which will help advance your Administration’s important connectivity, AI, and advanced manufacturing goals,' trade groups wrote.