BEAD
Largest Nevada BEAD Awardee Urges NTIA to Break Ground on Broadband Projects
SkyFiber joins growing chorus as BEAD delays stretch into mid-2025
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BEAD
BEAD Guidance to States Delayed Until Summer
States had been expecting an update this month.
BEAD
State Offices React to Report Finding 57% Drop in BEAD-Eligible Locations
Hawaii, North Dakota respond to per-location estimates in widely cited analysis
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on May 28, 2025 – Understanding Global Positioning
What challenges and opportunities do alternatives to GPS present? What might a more diversified PNT landscape look like in practice?
Spectrum
UScellular Optimistic on Closing Spectrum Deals
The company is planning to sell spectrum owned by 'designated entities' to T-Mobile and AT&T.
AI
Data Center Investment for AI Critical in Race Against China: Altman, Tech Execs
By 2028, data centers could consume up to 12% of the nation’s electricity.
Fiber
Virginia County Near D.C. Terminates Contract with All Points Broadband
APB CEO says Culpeper County pulled the plug on crews in the trenches.
Infrastructure
AAPB and ILSR Prepare For Inaugural ‘Future of Public Broadband’ Conference
The in-person gathering will focus on the potential dramatic changes to the $42.5 billion BEAD program.
Policyband
Battle Shifts to House after Senate Kills Biden FCC's Wi-Fi Hotspots
◾ Nexstar CEO: Trusty to Trigger New M&A Wave ◾ GOP Sens. Want FCC Broadcast Dereg ASAP ◾ Conservatives for FCC Rate Regulation? Yup ◾ GCI Spinoff in Summer ◾ WIPSA Takes the Hill ◾ Trump: DEA is DOA
Digital Equity Act
Trump Says Digital Equity Funding Under Broadband Law Will Be Ended
Targeted funds include $619 million, from a pool of $910 million in funding from NTIA, made available under a competitive grant program
Nuclear
Google Partners with Elementl Power on Nuclear Energy Sites as Power Demand for AI grows
Google will provide capital for the projects, which the companies say will each produce 600 megawatts of power capacity.
Expert Opinion
Roslyn Layton: Congress Re-Introduces Bill to End Big Tech's Free Ride on Broadband
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and a bipartisan group of Senators on Wednesday reintroduced Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act.
Infrastructure
Kentucky Middle-Mile Network Could Go Dark, Hurting Thousands
Kentucky terminated its contract with the network's administrator, and has yet to find a new one.
Congress
Senate Votes to Repeal Biden FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Rule
House companion effort led by Rep. Fulcher expected to move next.
Earnings
Altice USA Down 37,000 Broadband Subs
Cable losses have contributed to a slower overall broadband market in 2025.
Big Tech
Bill Gates Pledges Remaining Fortune to Gates Foundation, Will Close in 20 Years
Thursday's announcement signals a promise of sustained support for global health and education, and an eventual end to the foundation’s worldwide influence.
