Free Speech
Free Press Blasts 'The Free Press', With Founder Tapped to Lead CBS News
Appointment follows Paramount’s $16 million settlement with Trump, reportedly also including $20 million in future programming benefits.
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Policyband
FCC’s Carr to TV Stations: You Decide When to Pull the Plug on ATSC 1.0
But the agency leader left a lot of jump balls and industry brawls in a draft NPRM released yesterday
Public Safety
Trusty Urges Cooperation Between Lawmakers, Private Industry, and the Public
Trusty warned that rising attacks on communications infrastructure slow broadband expansion
Digital Inclusion
FCC Urges Court to Pause Prison Phone Case as Agency Changes Rules
Attorneys for the agency decline to defend prior ban on commissions to correctional facilities.
Spectrum
WISPA to FCC: Don’t Sell General Access CBRS Spectrum
The group noted most CBRS devices are associated with at least one general access license.
Satellite
Project Kuiper to Open Satellite Gateway in Cork, Ireland
Amazon's Kuiper said it will invest in the EU's space sector
Spectrum
Levin: Chinese Investment in SpaceX Unlikely to Hold up Spectrum Deal
The FCC will have to clear the company's $17 billion spectrum purchase from EchoStar.
Wireless
Spectrum, Broadcom Showcase Nearly 10 Gbps WiFi Breakthrough
The demo highlighted WiFi’s potential on higher frequencies
FCC
FCC to Examine Broadband Nutrition Labels at October Meeting
The agency will also take up satellite regulations, NextGen TV, and prison communication rates, among other things.
Fiber
Wire 3 Brings 100 Percent Fiber Internet to Port St. Lucie
The company says its fiber network delivers speeds up to 10 times faster than traditional cable
Data Center
Bezos Predicts ‘Gigawatt Data Centers in Space’ as the Next Big Leap
The Amazon CEO said space-based data centers could tap constant solar power
Education
Dale Hatfield, Wife Give $2.5 Million to Endow Chair at CU Boulder
The aim is to strengthen the rules and norms of the emerging space age
Policyband
FCC's Carr Ready to Move Ahead on NextGen TV, Details to Follow
NAB in February submitted a plan to wrap up ATSC 3.0 by early 2030 that faced resistance from the Consumer Technology Association and MVPDs like DIRECTV.
Digital Inclusion
Libraries and Schools Brace for FCC Cuts to Wi-Fi Programs
‘We don’t yet know the full extent of what this vote means for libraries and schools.’
FBA
Broadband Spared as Ernst Urges $2 Trillion Cuts
After calling BEAD a “boondoggle” last year, the Iowa senator omitted the program.
Digital Inclusion
With Future Funding Blocked, Molaks Drop Legal Challenge to School Bus Wi-Fi
The FCC ended E-Rate funding for off-campus Wi-Fi last week.
