Policyband

FCC’s Carr to TV Stations: You Decide When to Pull the Plug on ATSC 1.0

But the agency leader left a lot of jump balls and industry brawls in a draft NPRM released yesterday

Public Safety

Trusty Urges Cooperation Between Lawmakers, Private Industry, and the Public

Trusty warned that rising attacks on communications infrastructure slow broadband expansion

Digital Inclusion

FCC Urges Court to Pause Prison Phone Case as Agency Changes Rules

Attorneys for the agency decline to defend prior ban on commissions to correctional facilities.

Spectrum

WISPA to FCC: Don’t Sell General Access CBRS Spectrum

The group noted most CBRS devices are associated with at least one general access license.

Satellite

Project Kuiper to Open Satellite Gateway in Cork, Ireland

Amazon's Kuiper said it will invest in the EU's space sector

Spectrum

Levin: Chinese Investment in SpaceX Unlikely to Hold up Spectrum Deal

The FCC will have to clear the company's $17 billion spectrum purchase from EchoStar.

Wireless

Spectrum, Broadcom Showcase Nearly 10 Gbps WiFi Breakthrough

The demo highlighted WiFi’s potential on higher frequencies

FCC

FCC to Examine Broadband Nutrition Labels at October Meeting

The agency will also take up satellite regulations, NextGen TV, and prison communication rates, among other things.

Fiber

Wire 3 Brings 100 Percent Fiber Internet to Port St. Lucie

The company says its fiber network delivers speeds up to 10 times faster than traditional cable

Data Center

Bezos Predicts ‘Gigawatt Data Centers in Space’ as the Next Big Leap

The Amazon CEO said space-based data centers could tap constant solar power

Education

Dale Hatfield, Wife Give $2.5 Million to Endow Chair at CU Boulder

The aim is to strengthen the rules and norms of the emerging space age

Policyband

FCC's Carr Ready to Move Ahead on NextGen TV, Details to Follow

NAB in February submitted a plan to wrap up ATSC 3.0 by early 2030 that faced resistance from the Consumer Technology Association and MVPDs like DIRECTV.

Digital Inclusion

Libraries and Schools Brace for FCC Cuts to Wi-Fi Programs

‘We don’t yet know the full extent of what this vote means for libraries and schools.’

FBA

Broadband Spared as Ernst Urges $2 Trillion Cuts

After calling BEAD a “boondoggle” last year, the Iowa senator omitted the program.

Digital Inclusion

With Future Funding Blocked, Molaks Drop Legal Challenge to School Bus Wi-Fi

The FCC ended E-Rate funding for off-campus Wi-Fi last week.

Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Consider FTC Firing, Piracy Liability for ISPs in Upcoming Term

Circuit courts are split on whether the FCC can issue fines after SEC v. Jarkesy, but the Supreme Court hasn't yet been asked to weigh in.