Congress
Senate Votes to Repeal Biden FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Rule
House companion effort led by Rep. Fulcher expected to move next.
Latest
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.
BEAD
Red State Senator and Broadband Providers Urge Against Major BEAD Changes
States expect new guidance from the NTIA this month.
Energy
Governors Ink Regional Pact to Expand Nuclear Energy in the West
Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sign joint agreement to coordinate energy development.
New Mexico
New Mexico Connects More Students to Broadband
The state plans to connect all schools by 2027.
Earnings
WOW! Down 4,500 Broadband Subs, Liberty’s GCI Down 900
WOW! added 2,900 subscribers from its expansion fiber builds.
Expert Opinion
PNT Resilience, Not Rhetoric: A National Security Vulnerability We Can Fix Together
NextNav already holds extensive spectrum licenses in the Lower 900 MHz band.
Trump
Trump’s Meme Coin Business Racks Up Fees as Buyers Jump at Chance For Access to the President
Trump’s meme coin has become one of the most high-profile ways the norm-breaking president has mixed politics and his personal finances.
5G Wireless
Wireless Giants: AI Foundational to Next-Gen Networks
At CTIA Summit, industry leaders rallied behind Open RAN and artificial intelligence.
Policyband
Final Senate Vote Expected Thursday on Voiding Biden's Wi-Fi Hotspots
◾ Report: Unserved BEAD Locations Plunge ◾ WOW! Down 4,500 B'band Subs ◾ Levin: Simington's 30% Cap ‘a Stretch’ ◾ Cammack Aims at App Stores ◾ Comcast Goes with Versant ◾ Comcast Losing Fitzmaurice
Defense Department
Cantwell Opposed to Auctioning Military Spectrum
Republicans are working to include a spectrum pipeline in an upcoming budget bill.
Digital Inclusion
Senate Advances Effort to Reverse New FCC Funding for Wi-Fi Hotspots
A similar measure has been introduced in the House.
5G Wireless
Federal Leaders Call for Immediate Spectrum Action at CTIA 5G Summit
Three top officials promised to deliver on commercial spectrum.
Spectrum
Push to Protect and Expand Wi-Fi Spectrum Intensifies as Usage Soars, Experts Say
Wi-Fi's economic value in the U.S. alone is projected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2027.
AI
OpenAI Reverses Course, Says Its Nonprofit Will Continue to Control Business
Shareholders will also receive stock and a cap on profit for some investors will be lifted.
