BEAD

BEAD Satellite Locations Could Drop 35-42%, Analysts Say

NTIA is asking states to remove locations based on new broadband mapping data

Congress

Communications Subcommittee to Consider Bill Requiring National Broadband Strategy to Close the Digital Divide

Six bills before the panel would create new responsibilities for NTIA and the FCC.

Rural

Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Cut ISPs’ Red Tape Filings with Financial Regulators

The bill would cut compliance costs for small broadband providers.

FCC

FCC’s Digital Discrimination Rules Poised for a Narrower Rewrite

Any new rule issued under current FCC Chairman Brendan Car would likely be more limited in scope, panelists said

Expert Opinion

Michelle Yin: America is Fighting About the Wrong End of the Wire

The real broadband fight isn't over data centers but over whether $21 billion in leftover BEAD savings goes toward helping people actually use the networks being built.

Democracy

ALEC Report Finds 22 States Have Ended Chevron Deference

South Carolina is the most recent state to end judicial deference, striking it down in June.

Wireless

Verizon to Cut 500 Jobs, Sell 274 Stores

The company reports second quarter results July 24

Spectrum

Several Groups Want Tweaks to Upper C-Band Draft

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the auction is expected to bring in anywhere from $30 billion to $60 billion

BEAD

Broad Coalition Urges NTIA to Make BEAD Network Performance Data Public

Labor and public interest groups concerned over LEO providers' ability to carry out their commitments.

AI

AI Chatbots at Risk of Spreading Government Restrictions on Speech, New Study Says

U.S.-built AI models are vulnerable to foreign controls when trained on non-English-language data that's been influenced by governments.

Digital Inclusion

Judge Expects Trump Administration to Reinstate Digital Equity Funding

A federal judge struck down one part of the law standing up the program, which a government lawyer has said would allow the program to move forward

White Papers

Protecting Critical Communications Infrastructure: Emerging Threats & Needed Solutions - June 2026

More than 18,000 incidents nationwide, affecting over 11.8 million customers.

Copper Theft

Telecom Experts Urge Congress to Act Against Copper Theft in Capitol Hill Summit

Government Officials and experts showed their support for imposing stronger penalties for infrastructure vandalism.

EU

EU Forces Google to Share Search Data and Open Android to Rival AI Companies

By January 2027, Google must share anonymized search data with rivals.

Policyband

FCC's Carr Moves to Help TV Stations on Ownership. But is Washington Too Late with a Helping Hand?

FCC Chairman wants to replace the rigid 39% cap with a flexible, case-by-case approach to determine whether a TV station transaction will serve the public interest. FCC to vote on Carr's plan Aug. 6

Data Center

New York Becomes First State to Impose Data Center Moratorium

The governor signed an executive order pausing construction of hyperscale data centers on Tuesday.