Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on May 7, 2025 – How is Crypto Faring?

Join us for a special Q&A with former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo!

Trump Vance Administration

As Musk Gained Power in Washington, His Popularity Has Fallen, an AP-NORC Poll Finds

Just 33% of U.S. adults have a favorable view of Musk, down from 41% in December.

American Energy

Big Tech's Energy Demands Making Coal Power Plants Attractive

President Trump is wielding emergency authority to entice utilities to keep older coal-fired plants online and producing electricity.

FCC

11 State Attorneys General Defend FCC’s Cap on Prison Phone Rates

The FCC and allies will contend with a 14-state coalition opposing the rule.

People

Plume Hires Former Comcast Executive as CEO

Company aims to kick off a new phase of growth

BEAD

Former BEAD Director: Trump Admin Could Squander Once-in-a-Generation Fiber Broadband Investment

Proposed changes could raise LEO participation to 50–70% in some states, Feinman said.

Spectrum

Ligado Order’s Fifth Anniversary Sparks Pushback

Terrestrial network operations in the L-band could cause interference, coalition says

Commerce

Local Officials in West Va. Want Fiber, not Satellite, from BEAD

Fiber offers more benefits to residents, the Grant County Commission said.

Earnings

Charter Loses 60,000 Internet Subs in Q1

ISP plans to add 450,000 new subsidized rural passings by the end of 2025.

Expert Opinion

Broadband Opens Opportunities for Older Adults… Including to Scams!

If it seems too good to be true, it most likely is!

EU

At Energy Summit, UK Touts Green Power as Boost to Security, But U.S. Differs

The UK message was at odds with a U.S. official, who called policies that push for clean power over fossil fuels 'harmful and dangerous.'

Earnings

T-Mobile Pushes Toward 15M Homes Passed with Fiber

Company closing in on second major fiber acquisition: Metronet.

BEAD

Louisiana BEAD Winners: Let the Program Move Forward

Two fiber providers said delays were causing financial strain.

Democracy

Trump DOJ Defends Firing FTC Democrats in Court

Brief says 1935 Supreme Court precedent not an obstacle.

Democracy

Legal Experts Warn of Looming Supreme Court Reckoning

The panel took place following President Trump’s efforts to remove sitting Democratic commissioners from the FTC.

permitting

Green Energy Supporters Pushed for Faster Permitting. Trump Is Doing It, But Not for Solar or Wind

Solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the U.S.