Expert Opinion

Terrence Kelly: U.S. AI Leadership Demands a Modern Network

Realizing AI's full potential requires the U.S. to build a secure, high-capacity national fiber intranet alongside the public internet.

Policyband

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to Sign 'Junk Fees' Bill That Exempts Broadband ISPs, Cable TV, and Satellite TV

'Illinois consumers have been nickel-and-dimed out of thousands of dollars per year by unnecessary and deceptive junk fees,' Pritzker said in a statement announcing his support for the bill

Fiber

Great Plains Communications to Acquire Fastwyre Broadband’s Nebraska Holdings

The company is expanding access across more than two dozen Nebraska communities.

AI

OpenAI Avoided a Costly Court Loss to Elon Musk, but Neither Side is Unscathed

Americans’ opinion about artificial intelligence is at a low point with worries over job losses.

California

AT&T Sues California Over Copper Landline Mandate

The company also asked the FCC for permission to discontinue traditional phone service.

Fiber Connect

Bottlenecks Slowing BEAD: Permits, Locates, Labor, and Materials

Fiber construction workers are increasingly being recruited by data center developers, tightening an already scarce labor pool.

Cybersecurity

Trump Cancels Cybersecurity-Focused AI Executive Order Hours Before Signing

'We're leading China, we're leading everybody,' Trump said, 'and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead.'

Digital Inclusion

Study: Bulk Broadband Cuts Gigabit Prices in Half

Consumers would pay $5.6 billion more annually without bulk arrangements, a new study finds.

Commerce Department

NTCA Asks NTIA for BEAD ISP Receipts

The broadband trade association wants greater transparency for BEAD buildouts.

California

California Assembly Passes Amendment to Strip Telecom from CPUC’s Oversight

Under the proposal, the California legislature would have more control over how telecommunications is regulated.

Fiber Connect

Quantum Physicist at Fiber Connect: Fiber Optics Is the Nervous System That Carries It

A quantum computer could break the encryption protecting most bank accounts and government systems by 2029.

AT&T

AT&T Brings Connectivity to California Through $19 Billion Investment

The company announced it is upgrading to fiber networks, bringing connection to over 4 million households.

Expert Opinion

Chip Pickering: Data Centers are America's Most Misunderstood Infrastructure Asset

The case for data centers rests on meaningful tax revenue, durable jobs, grid investment and the digital infrastructure that lets rural communities share in the AI economy.

permitting

Barrasso Bill Would Increase Broadband Access on Federal Lands

The lawmaker’s bill would allow broadband projects to bypass some environmental and historical reviews.

BEAD

Wisconsin Fills BEAD Gaps With $60 Million Grant

The state says 30,000 locations are expected to remain unserved after federal deployments finish.

Broadband's Impact

USTelecom: Broadband Is Getting Faster and Cheaper

Gigabit subscriptions have grown fivefold since 2020 as network investment surge.