Commerce
New Senate Bill Would Halt Federal Funding for Trump’s AI Executive Order
Legislation filed as an amendment to the upcoming Senate appropriations package.
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BEAD
Non-Deployment Funds Unlikely to be Clawed Back, Experts Say
NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth has said she would support permitting reform as one potential use for the funds.
CTA
NTIA Chief of Staff: 37 States Cleared to Build Under BEAD, Signals More
The shift followed a December executive order aligning broadband execution with federal artificial intelligence policy.
Policyband
Former Breezeline President Frank van der Post Named CEO of WideOpenWest (WOW!)
Takes the helm just a few days after DigitalBridge and Crestview Partners took the regional ISP private. WOW! CEO Teresa Elder to retire.
People
People: New FCC Chief Economist, USTelecom Promotions
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's new top economist is University of North Carolina economics professor Jonathan Williams.
NIST
Officials and Executives Discuss Cyber Labels, Agentic AI, and Resilience
Officials pointed to NIST’s new AI cybersecurity profile, labeling programs and procurement standards as governments adopt oversight for autonomous systems.
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Maine Connect Authority president criticized what he called ‘surprisingly outdated’ thinking behind the bill.
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.
