Copper Theft
Copper Thieves Cause 20,000 to Lose Internet in Georgetown, Texas
Optimum customers were left without internet service on Monday morning due to damage.
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Satellite
Ookla: D2D Working in Venezuela After Double Earthquakes
Venezuela earthquakes provide clear case study that direct-to-device satellite can serve as a disaster communications backup.
Briefs
Former GOP FCC General Counsel Criticizes Supreme Court over FTC Firing Case
Policyband
California Democrat Rob Bonta Strikes Again
Golden State’s Attorney General forms 12-state coalition to block Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, hoping to reprise success in halting Nexstar-TEGNA from integrating their operations
AI
Meta Plans Billions for First AI Data Center in Canada, Largest Outside the U.S.
The facility will be built in Sturgeon County, Alberta, and powered by a natural gas-fired plant.
Data Center
Pennsylvania Senate Advances Bill Allowing 18-Month Data Center Moratoriums
Lawmakers must weigh three competing state bills proposing bans ranging from 180 days to three years.
Infrastructure
States Tell FCC to Leave Pole Attachment Authority Intact
Utility regulators in Washington, Ohio, and Connecticut call FCC’s proposed recertification unnecessary.
Satellite
Starlink Best for Rural Areas, Analysts Say
The company is planning another test launch of its Starship rocket this week
Missouri
Charter Planning to Lay Off 107 Engineers, Managers in Missouri
The company is buying Cox for $34.5 billion
AI
As Gas Plants Rise to Power AI, Renewable Energy Allies are Fighting For Cleaner Alternatives
wealthy companies putting billions of dollars into data centers can afford to build renewable energy sources to power them.
Briefs
AT&T Reaches $184 Million Settlement Deal With Pensioners
Accused of shortchanging married workers, the wireless carrier maintained it did nothing illegal
Policyband
SpaceX Set to Deploy V3 LEOs in New Starship Test That Wall Street Will Watch with Keen Interest
NextGen LEOs pack a punch: 1 Tbps of downlink and 200 Gbps of uplink capacity per satellite or more than 10 times the bandwidth of V2 models, becoming a larger threat to established ISPs nationwide
Data Center
Massive AI Buildout Poses Latest Inflation Threat as Consumers Pay More for Laptops and Electricity
Economists expect the $700 billion investment in data centers will continue to push up inflation at least through the end of this year.
Data Center
Trinidad and Tobago Signs Agreements with U.S. Companies that Pave Way for Data Centers
The agreements with Hummingbird AI Holdings and Ernst and Young were signed on Friday, the first such agreements with a Caribbean country.
Funding
Wireless Infrastructure Association Nabs $30 Million for Workforce Development
Pew said in a recent paper that states have multiple avenues for shoring up their workforces ahead of BEAD
FCC
FCC Bureau Chief Promises Clutter-Free Broadband Labels
Commissioner Anna Gomez has been a vocal opponent of the proposed changes.
