Funding
Senate Committee Advances Farm Bill
The bill would codify ReConnect and update service requirements
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BEAD
State Broadband Heads Tired After BEAD’s ‘Long Haul,’ Benton Finds
The group is working on two research projects based on interviews with broadband directors and ISPs
convergence
Convergence Fueling ‘Cable Comeback’ Against Fixed Wireless: Spectrum COO
He predicted ISPs will eventually need converged offerings to compete
People
Colorado Broadband Head Resigns
The Maine Public Utilities Commission chair is also stepping down
Policyband
Investor Ron Baron Expects Starlink’s Value to Reach $14 Trillion, Fueled by $1 Trillion in Revenue within 10 Years
Eventually, he said the majority of Starlink’s revenue will come from government, enterprise, and mobile
BEAD
CPUC Finalizes California’s BEAD Plan
Advocates in the state are wary of strings attached to accepting federal broadband funds
Spectrum
FCC Adviser Says More Spectrum Auction NPRMs Coming Soon
The agency is moving to put several additional frequencies into play.
AI
11 AI Bills Cleared Committee this Summer, But None Has Reached the House Floor
One measure would require transparency, incident-reporting and outside-audit requirements on developers advanced AI
AI
A Global AI Safety Strategy Depends on Cooperation. China and U.S. Each See the Other as the Problem
Any AI agreements might be superficial but a possible start to something larger.
Spectrum
Wireless ISP Seeking $777 Million From T-Mobile for Interference
Maryland-based Bloosurf told the FCC it had seen 2.5 GHz interference since 2020.
Data Center
House Passes Bill Aimed at Addressing Impact of Data Centers on Energy Costs
The legislation passed Wednesday would require state utility regulators to consider a standard by which utilities charge data centers for the full cost of the new power
Spectrum
Carriers, Sharing Proponents Publish Dueling Reports on 4.4 GHz
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that an auction in the band would be years away
Expert Opinion
Michael O'Reilly: Making Progress on D2D Satellite Services
The FCC should approve pending satellite direct-to-device applications and reject stale objections that only slow U.S. leadership.
Policyband
U.S. ISPs Spent $92.6 Billion on Capex In 2025; Google Alone to Spend $205 Billion in 2026
“Fiber isn’t just wiring for today’s Internet – it’s the load-bearing infrastructure for whatever comes next,” USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter said,
AI Infra Summit 2026
A Data Center Has 4 Core Systems. New Chips Are Changing All of Them
Meta's Vice President of Infrastructure Manish Kadakia traced changes across servers, networks, power and cooling.
FCC Relaunches Tech Advisory Council to Guide Spectrum, AI and 6G Policy
The relaunch of the Technological Advisory Council is to strengthen engineering leadership on emerging communications technologies
