Digital Inclusion

Broadband Adoption Slipping, Researchers Warn Pennsylvania Lawmakers

Cuts to federal benefits could push 233,000 households off broadband, researcher warns.

Pole Attachments

FCC Won’t Hear AT&T-Duke Pole Case Right Away

The agency ordered the companies to begin arbitration

Sherrod Brown

Trump Keeps Embracing Data Centers Even as They Become Toxic in Midterm Races

The debate reflects broader tensions over technology and local impact.

Expert Opinion

Bhavin Gandecha: The Permitting Bills Won’t Fix What’s Actually Broken

Congress keeps asking how to build faster, but nobody has defined how much delay or funding variance the system will tolerate before escalation is automatic.

Policyband

Biden Judge Hands Round 1 to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in Dispute with Disney/ABC

Following a September briefing schedule, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan plans to hold a hearing the week of Oct. 5 – sooner if the FCC directs ‘any hearing designation order’ aimed at Disney/ABC

Data Center

Economist Warns Data Center Interconnection Requests May Be Inflated

The power crunch may be smaller than the queues suggest, but still bigger than the grid can handle.

Wireless

Dish Wants Tower Claims Zeroed Out

A judge said litigating the issue would push the company’s bankruptcy timeline into December

Data Center

Governors' Races are Being Increasingly Buffeted by The Toxic Politics of Data Centers

More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers.

FCC

FCC’s E-Rate Proposal Draws Early Pushback from Schools, Libraries

Advocates were quick to weigh in after the sweeping proposal hit the Federal Register Friday

mergers

Charter Closes Cox Acquisition

The company will offer Cox subscribers a free mobile line for one year

Telecom 150

Broadband Breakfast Course Traces 150 Years of American Telecommunications

Broadband Breakfast CEO previews the 35-lesson course tracing American telecom from Bell's patent to AI. The course launches Monday

FTC

FTC Proposal Would Require Retailers to be Transparent About Personalized Pricing

The FTC is seeking comment on the proposal for the next 30 days.

Infrastructure

Zayo Reaches Fiber Reserve Deal with Corning

The company secured ‘a significant portion’ of the fiber it will need this decade

Policyband

FCC Chairman Carr Protects Radio Jobs as Cumulus Media’s Reorganization Gains Agency Approval

‘We commit to maintaining our existing newsroom staffing levels for a minimum of two years ...’ President and CEO Mary G. Berner tells Carr ahead of FCC approval of firm’s corporate reorganization

Spectrum

Whistleblower Suit Against Array Can Continue Judge Says

A district judge said private parties can sue under the False Claims Act

AI

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Sees AI Antitrust Risks Upstream

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson calls competition among large language model developers ‘pretty ferocious.’