Privacy
Virginia Joins Growing State Effort to Restrict Sale of Location Data
A Virginia privacy bill aims to close a gap in the state’s consumer data protection law.
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Expert Opinion
Brett Guthrie: Dominance, Deployment, and Safeguards – The Path for American AI Leadership
America must prioritize AI innovation over heavy regulation to outcompete China and maintain technological leadership.
White Papers
Orbiting the Divide: How LEO Satellites Are Transforming State Broadband
What Broadband Offices Need to Know About Performance, Policy, and Oversight
Community Broadband
Williston, Florida’s $4.6 Million City-Owned Fiber Network To Go Live Soon
The network will serve all 3,433 residents with gigabit speeds at $49.99-$75/month.
Policyband
United's Super Bowl Ad Has One Hero ... Starlink
'Starlink is transforming the inflight experience on United planes with reliable connectivity that enables everything from productivity to streaming the biggest football game of the season.'
Satellite
Elon Musk Joins SpaceX and xAI Businesses Into a Single Company, Pre-IPO
Musk's rocket venture announced on Monday that it had bought xAI in an effort to help the world’s richest man dominate rockets and AI.
Kentucky
Bill Restructuring KentuckyWired Leadership Advances Amid Uncertainty
The middle-mile network program would be overseen by the Kentucky Commonwealth Office of Technology.
Fiber
AT&T Completes Acquisition of Lumen’s Consumer Fiber Business in $5.75B Deal
Acquisition lands AT&T with an additional 1 million fiber subscribers and 4 million fiber locations in 8 states
Danielle Pineres
Can FCC Regulation Keep Up With Space Race 2.0?
As satellite filings surge, the FCC is proposing a new framework to speed space licensing
Satellite
Amazon Wants More Time to Hit LEO Launch Milestone
Company said repeated launch delays, necessary prototype ‘reengineering’ slowed deployment
Maine
Vienna, Maine, Looks to Grow Fledgling Muni Network
Vienna, Maine's municipal fiber network signed up 240 households immediately but must reach 270 subscribers for viability while competing against incumbent ISPs' promotional offers.
Jeff Bezos
SpaceX Seeks FCC Approval For One Million Satellites in Space
The European Space Agency says that 16,910 satellites currently orbit Earth, making this a 5,813% increase over current satellites.
Defense Department
FCC Open, For Now, Amid Partial Government Shutdown
The agency would furlough 80 percent of its employees in the event of an extended lapse.
Policyband
For the Record: Charter’s 'Astounding' Video Turnaround Came from Growth, Not System Acquisition
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Charter in fact added just 810 video subscribers from a single system purchase.
Arizona
WISPA Warns Against Arizona Bill Targeting Chinese Technology
The introduced bill could potentially harm Arizona’s small ISPs and rural communities, the trade group argued.
AI
Taiwan's Economy Grows 8.6% in 2025, Fastest Rate in 15 years, Turbocharged by AI Boom
Taiwan’s exports jumped nearly 35% last year. Companies like chip-maker TSMC and Foxconn, a manufacturer of iPhones, have logged record profits and revenues.
