Policyband

Norfolk Southern Victorious over Cox in Virginia Takings Case

'Under our leadership and with the full support of President Donald Trump, we are moving faster, smarter, and more collaboratively than ever before,' West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Saturday.

Democracy

Donald Trump's Library of Congress Fight is Really About the Separation of Powers

The battle over control of the Library of Congress has prompted Republican leaders on Capitol Hill to deliver rare pushback against Trump.

Digital Inclusion

The Digital Equity Act Tried to Close the Digital Divide. Trump Calls It Racist and Acts to End It

Whether Trump has the legal authority to end the program remains unknown. But for now the Republican administration can simply stop spending the money.

American Energy

Tax Bill Passed by House Would Gut Biden-era Clean Energy Tax Credits

The House-passed bill repeals or phases out more quickly clean energy tax credits passed in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

Infrastructure

Leaders Call for Overhaul of Underground Utility Safety Laws Amid Broadband Expansion

47% of all underground infrastructure damages affect telecom, with 25% of those damages caused by telecom companies hitting their own infrastructure.

Nuclear

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Power, Speed Up Approvals

The order comes as demand for electricity surges amid a boom in energy-hungry data centers and artificial intelligence.

DC Circuit

Supreme Court Greenlights Trump Firings of Independent Agency Officials

Emergency stay allows President to remove NLRB, MSPB members without cause

Expert Opinion

New Council on National Security Bolsters the FCC’s Arsenal against China

The Council on National Security will help the FCC articulate a consistent strategy on matters concerning technological innovation and national security.

Spectrum

WISPA Wants CBRS Protection in Massive Reconciliation Bill

The Defense Department and AT&T have proposed auctioning off at least some of the shared band.

Defense Department

FCC Votes to Block Foreign-Controlled ‘Bad Labs’

Also proposed opening 20,000 megahertz of spectrum for space-based internet at May meeting.

Policyband

With FCC's Starks Moving On, Carr Just Days Away from 2-1 GOP Majority

The Supreme Court dealt a further blow to for-cause removal protections the court defended in Humphrey's Executor v. United States.

Digital Equity Act

Public Advocate Sohn Urges Audience to Mobilize, and to Sue

Speaking at Net Inclusion, Sohn slammed Trump administration efforts to rescind Digital Equity Act awards.

Digital Inclusion

Maine Lawmakers: Reverse Digital Equity Cancellations

The Trump administration canceled grants under the Digital Equity Act earlier this month.

Ron Wyden

Wyden Warns Fellow Senators about Executive Branch Surveillance

Claims lawmakers not being informed as required.

Brendan Carr

Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Retires, Attends Last Meeting

Advocates urged President Trump and the Senate to preserve the requirement for bipartisanship among agency's commissioners.

BEAD

Louisiana Contractor Again Urging BEAD Progress

Lawmakers have been pushing the Commerce Department not to issue sweeping rule changes.