Subsea Cables
GCI Fiber Line Break Repaired After Alaskan Blizzard
An undersea fiber break was repaired in Alaska, pointing to concerns over GCI outages and subsea connectivity.
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FCC
Maryland’s Attorney Grievance Commission Rejects Bar Complaint Against Carr
The Maryland Bar can reject claims without first hand accounts, despite FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s public comments.
Infrastructure
USTelecom's Spalter Urges Copper Retirement and More Fiber for Rural Areas
CEO Jonathan Spalter urged less red time and linked broadband expansion to the 250th anniversary of America.
Mobile
FCC Grants Verizon’s Request for Unlocking Waiver
The company had been required to unlock phones after 60 days.
grants
Charter Expands Broadband Access in Rural North Carolina
Spectrum services will be available to 20,110 rural homes and businesses in North Carolina.
AI
Apple Turns to Google to Smarten Up Siri and Bring AI to iPhone
The deal that allowing Apple to tap into Google’s AI technology was disclosed Monday in a joint statement from the Silicon Valley powerhouses.
Spectrum
Supreme Court Won’t Revive Fraud Suit Against Array
The whistleblowers still have a separate, similar suit ongoing against the UScellular successor.
Funding
Kansas Awards $6.7M in Broadband Grants
The state’s broadband acceleration grant program awarded funds to five ISPs in Kansas to boost access for rural communities.
Spectrum
Wi-Fi Proponents Like UK Proposal to Share Upper 6 GHz
The plan would allow more unlicensed use than Europe’s telecom regulator.
LG
Reporter's Notebook: CES2026 Showed AI's Shift Toward Always-On Infrastructure
From industrial equipment to autonomous vehicles and wearables, companies showed how AI is being embedded into everyday systems.
Policyband
Apple, Google Pressured to Ban Musk’s X, Grok Apps over AI-Generate Sexual Content
Senate Democrats Luján, Wyden, and Markey demand action in response to 'the most heinous type of content imaginable' – sexualized images of women and children
Expert Opinion
John Strand: Denmark's Promises on Greenland Must Be Delivered, Not Just Declared
By mid-2024, Denmark had spent only about 1 percent of the $224 million in pledged funds.
Digital Inclusion
VR Headsets Are 'Hope Machines' Inside California Prisons, Offering Respite and Practical Experience
Prisoners are now taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales such as Thailand. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset.
SpaceX
FCC Approves 7,500 More Starlink Gen2 Satellites
The agency said the move would improve SpaceX’s satellite broadband service.
CES2026
CES2026: From Innovation to Guardrails, Senators Confront Tech’s Next Phase
Democratic lawmakers cite broadband gaps, data security, and autonomous vehicle safety as concerns that are not being addressed
enforcement
Supreme Court to Review FCC’s Ability to Issue Fines
Mobile carriers want justices to find the agency’s process unconstitutional.
