Spectrum

AT&T, EchoStar Fire Back at Spectrum Deal Opponents

EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen reiterated the company's ‘force majeure’ argument to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

Expert Opinion

Wayne Brough: Don’t Let the NDAA Derail America’s Spectrum Pipeline and Tech Leadership

An NDAA provision granting Pentagon veto authority over spectrum reallocation could block commercial wireless expansion.

European Union

Tech Firms Press EU Commission to Back Digital Omnibus Bill

CCIA Europe said tech rules are strained by political infighting, inconsistent implementation, and national gold-plating.

Policyband

Antitrust Lawyers at Kressin Powers Urge Federal Regulators to Kill Nexstar-TEGNA Merger

NAB responds: "Claims of broadcaster ‘concentration’ do not match the facts: the three largest station groups represent little more than a third of local stations.’

Defense Department

Defense Tech Executives: Capital Markets Now Powering Military Innovation

Federal acquisition lags private-sector advances, creating deployment gaps across key defense technologies.

mergers

WOW! Shareholders Greenlight 1.5 Billion Dollar Take-Private Acquisition

Deal hands WOW! to investment firms DigitalBridge and Crestview amid rising fiber competition.

Earnings

Cable Unlikely to Grow Subscribers This Decade: New Street

On the FWA front, MoffettNathanson estimates the service accounts for more than half the traffic on Verizon, T-Mobile networks.

Nuclear

Huang Says U.S. Risks Trailing China in AI Without Energy Reforms

NVIDIA's CEO warned China now generates twice the U.S. electricity, builds data centers in months, and claims 70% of global AI patents.

AI

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Visits Republicans as Debate Over AI Chips Race with China Rages

The Trump administration in May reversed restrictions that had prevented Nvidia and other chipmakers from exporting their chips.

AI

Scalise: No AI Moratorium in National Defense Authorization Act

President Donald Trump is still eager to preempt state AI laws.

Satellite

Satellite Broadband Emerges as Major Player in Federal BEAD Program

Satellite providers are securing 22 percent of federal broadband funding by offering immediate connectivity where fiber deployment could take years.

Policyband

AT&T Gets FCC OK to Buy Wireless Licenses from UScellular – One Day after Purging DEI from the Company

AT&T is awaiting FCC approval to purchase $23 billion in spectrum from EchoStar

Spectrum

With Anti-DEI Commitments in Hand, FCC Approves AT&T-UScellular Spectrum Sale

AT&T bought 3.45 GHz and 700 MHz licenses for about $1 billion.

BIAS

AI Testing Nonprofit Flags Reliability Gaps Amid Push for National Standards

Former Meta executive said foreign actors may shape training data to influence model outputs.

FCC

FCC Rejects Wireless Providers Bid for Extra Lifeline Payments

Commission ends four year dispute over when a pandemic waiver ended.

Earl L Buddy Carter

House Commerce Committee Clears Broadband Permitting Bills

The bills would set shot clocks on state and local permitting agencies and make it easier for ISPs to cross railroads.