Speedtest.net

Ookla: Starlink Outpaces Rivals in In-Flight Wi-Fi Performance

LEO satellite provider delivers fastest speeds and lowest latency in new analysis

Infrastructure

Connecting America: Are We There Yet in Broadband Deployment?

America's journey towards universal broadband access has so far been hampered by geography, infrastructure, and funding.

Howard Lutnick

Cruz, Cantwell Still at Odds on AI Moratorium and BEAD Funding

Cantwell said a new amendment could still condition all $42.45 billion on complying, which Cruz continued to deny.

SpaceX

SpaceX Offers $15-Per-Month Starlink Internet Plan in New York

Company reverses course after earlier pushback against state affordability mandate

Donald Trump

Supreme Court to Weigh in on Cox Copyright Case

Justices agreed to weigh in on whether Cox should be liable for subscribers' piracy.

Briefs

LSC Completes Kansas City Dark Fiber Project

Fiber company turns its sights on three major American cities.

Fiber

Kinetic Begins Work on $8M Fiber Project in North Carolina

ISP to expand internet access in Cabarrus and Stanly counties

Shentel

Shentel Announces Glo Fiber Expansion with Acquisition of WideOpen Blacksburg

Glo Fiber plans to deliver high-speed internet in Blacksburg, Virginia

USF

UScellular Fires Back at Allegations It Misuses USF Funds

Calls RWA allegations ‘baseless and unsupported.'

Alaska

Liberty Broadband Sets Timeline for GCI Liberty Spin-Off

GCI Liberty shares to begin trading July 15.

Policyband

Elon ❤️ New York. Starlink to Offer Affordable Broadband Act Plan

Starlink now has an active webpage explaining how eligible low-income New Yorkers can sign up to pay $15 a month for 25 Mbps download speeds within the Residential Lite category

Congress

Senate Spent 16 Hours to Read Trump's 940-Page, Foot-high Bill Aloud

Now the long debate begins: Renewed pressure to oppose the bill came from Elon Musk, who criticized it as 'utterly insane and destructive.'

Social Media

Tech Industry Group Sues Arkansas Over New Social Media Laws

The measure also would require social media companies to ensure their platform 'does not engage in practices to evoke any addiction or compulsive behavior.'

Expert Opinion

Roslyn Layton: With Supreme Court Clarity, It’s Time for Congress to Modernize the USF

The Supreme Court's decision underscores that real reform must come through legislative, not judicial, channels.

Free Speech

Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law Aimed at Blocking Kids from Seeing Pornography Online

Article about Supreme Court decision includes explainer about age verification laws generally

USF

Industry, Advocates Hail Preservation of USF, But Say Reforms are Still Needed

Reactions to the Supreme Court's Friday ruling that the Universal Service Fund is Constitutional