Earnings

Altice Down 58,000 Broadband Subs, Rebrands as Optimum

CEO said on quarterly earnings call that competition from fixed wireless and fiber providers was fierce.

Expert Opinion

Bill Maguire: Faster Disaster Recovery Depends on Smart Communications Policy

Local governments must be empowered in communications infrastructure policy to ensure faster disaster recovery.

Policyband

Starlink Rockets Past 8 Million Global Customers

Elon Musk’s global satellite internet access service tacked on 1 million new customers over the past 69 Days.

Subsea Cables

Amazon Web Services to Build Transatlantic Cable Between Ireland and Maryland

New subsea route aims to strengthens cloud and AI network capacity

Funding

Appeals Court Grants FCC Request to Pause USF Challenge

Fifth Circuit stay halts proceedings in Consumers’ Research v. FCC until government funding resumes

FBA

Kansas Wraps Up Major Broadband Program, Eyes BEAD Construction in 2026

Kansas broadband development official outlines next steps as Kansas nears BEAD deployment.

Broadband's Impact

Virginia’s Next Governor an Advocate for Better Broadband

In the House, Spanberger acted to direct the federal government to ensure that broadband networks were built to meet modern upload and download standards.

5G Wireless

5G Fixed Wireless Gains Blueprint for Multi-Tenant Broadband

The industry group said the new design helps providers extend reliable internet to multi-dwelling units.

Public Safety

Chinese-Made Buses Can be Halted Remotely: Norwegian Transport Operator

Buses made by Chinese manufacturer Yutong can be stopped or rendered inoperable remotely, Ruter AS finds.

Earnings

WOW! Down 4,900 Broadband Subs

Improvement in broadband industry net ads was largely driven by fixed wireless, analysts said.

BEAD

NTIA: BEAD Winners Can Continue to Receive Opex Subsidies for Existing Networks

Prohibition on operational subsidies 'applies only to BEAD-funded projects and does not affect existing subsidies in non-BEAD areas to which a provider is already entitled.'

Policyband

Ultrafast Wi-Fi Needs Access to Lower 7 GHz Band, Analyst Says

Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland says the Charter-Broadcom 10 Gbps Demo at SCTE TechExpo25 Stays a Cool Science Project if Licensed Carriers Can Hog the Airwaves.

AI

Stability AI Largely Wins UK Battle Against Getty Images Over Copyright and Trademark

The judge's decision, released Tuesday, shows Getty narrowly winning its trademark infringement argument but losing its copyright claim.

Land of Sky Regional Council

N.C. Launches $50M Broadband Recovery Program for Counties Hit by Helene

Hurricane Helene destroyed 1,700 miles of fiber, cutting service to 200,000 North Carolinians.

NTIA

Advocacy Group Opposed to BEAD Restrictions on Opex

The Community Broadband Action Network said some members were nervous about accepting BEAD awards.

AI

NTIA to Make the 2028 Olympics a 6G Testbed

NTIA will ‘take the most ambitious, forward-leaning 6G concepts and show the world.’