Policyband

Circle City Broadcasting Urging DIRECTV Customers to ‘Make the Switch’ to Comcast or Charter

A week into their retransmission consent dispute, CCB owner DuJuan McCoy claims DIRECTV is failing to recognize the value of the local coverage provided by his WRTV-ABC, WISH TV, and MyINDY TV 23

Telecom 150

What We're Doing With '150 Years of American Telecommunications'

Some personal reflections on the value of looking back over 250 Years of American Independence, and our broadband heritage

Fiber

AT&T Sues Charter for 'Fiber-Powered Internet' Ads

The carrier is also alleging false advertising in a lawsuit against T-Mobile

Funding

SpaceX Still Pushing to Slash High Cost Fund

The satellite company recovered its Starship rocket after a July test flight, and is looking to acquire some extra spectrum

BEAD

With all BEAD Plans Approved, States and Territories Set to Spend $18.2 Billion on Deployment

The program’s 3.79 million locations are set to 63 percent fiber and 22 percent satellite, based on NTIA-approved plans

Policyband

At $125 a Month, Cable TV Nearly as Expensive as Typical Monthly Home Electric Bill, Report Finds

“This is one of those bills that quietly became a big one,” said doxo CEO Steve Shivers. But his firm’s cable price survey failed to note data-mobile-video bundles or the $82.99 price of You Tube TV

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC’s Streamlined Broadband Label Rules Take Effect September 14

One of its more consequential provisions of the order was delayed indefinitely.

Spectrum

Advocates Want Tribal Licensing Window in Future Auctions

The FCC declined to set on for its upper C-band auction next year

Digital Inclusion

Lifeline Subscribers Rely on Benefit for Healthcare, Employment

A new survey finds great majority of Lifeline subscribers ration data and would lose service entirely without the program

Pole Attachments

Appalachian Power Fires Back at Comcast

The companies are in a long-running dispute over pole replacement costs in Virginia

AI

Calix CEO Sees AI as Key to Making Fiber Operations More Predictable

Practical AI tools can help broadband providers turn growing amounts of network and customer data into more consistent business results.

Expert Opinion

Johnny Kampis: The Impracticality of Widescale Fiber Broadband in Alaska

The USDA spent $34.91 million on fiber to reach 28 customers in two remote Alaska villages, topping $2 million per passing, the author says

Spectrum

FCC Looks to Free Up More Spectrum for Space Launches, Reentries

A new federal space policy is pushing regulators to ensure spectrum keeps pace with a growing launch industry.

Nuclear

Army to Spend $2B to Build Nuclear Microreactors at 5 Bases

Army and industry officials say microreactors offer a resilient power source for critical infrastructure.

Policyband

D.C. Circuit Panel Tosses Soo Kim’s Conspiracy, Racial Discrimination Claims against Rosenworcel

In its narrative of Kim’s failed bid for TEGNA, the court sidestepped Nancy Pelosi’s intervention on behalf of Democratic donor Byron Allen, an African-American businessman and Kim’s rival for TEGNA

BEAD

Michigan Signs 17 Subgrants Under Federal Broadband Program

Nearly $1.5 billion in public and private investment will expand broadband access to roughly 200,000 locations.