Infrastructure

Verizon, Corning Ink Multibillion-Dollar Fiber Deal

Corning will supply Verizon with more than 80 million miles of fiber from 2027 through 2032

BEAD

FBA, Benton Pleased By New BEAD Round, Electric Co-ops Want ‘Course Correction’

Based on tentative location counts, as much as $2.4 billion could be available for additional projects

Strand Consult Says LEO Satellites Will Complement, Not Replace, Mobile Networks

A new Strand Consult report examines the growing role of LEO satellites in network connectivity.

People

Former Shell Executive to Take T-Mobile CFO Spot Next Year

Jessica Uhl will begin working with current CFO Peter Osvaldik this month before assuming the role in February 2027

Penn State University

Penn State Professor Calls for Regulation of Broadband Rates

The idea would represent a significant shift in how policymakers approach the nation’s broadband market.

Data Center

Data Centers Could Fuel a New ‘Gold Rush’ in Tennessee

Region’s existing energy infrastructure could play a growing role in determining where major technology investments are made.

Policyband

Carr Warns Broadcasters about Airing Fake Polls, Says New Guidance Could Be on the Way

In an interview on the Fox News cable news network, the FCC leader says he’s concerned fake polls could suppress voter turnout

Telecom 150

Lesson 3: In Other Countries, PTTs (Posts, Telegraph and Telephone)

This lesson asks the comparative question of why the American telephone monopoly stayed in private hands, when most of the world ran its telephones through a government post office.

Zohran Mamdani

NYC, Nation's Largest School System, Bans AI for Students Through 8th Grade

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Hall described the policy as the most expansive prohibition in the country.

Chips

Nvidia Confirms it Will Spend $13 Billion on Hugging Face AI Software Platform

CEO Jensen Huang confirmed the long-rumored sale in a Thursday blog post, and that Nvidia will keep Hugging Face as an open platform

Data Center

Civil Rights Groups Urge Halt to South Africa Data Center Boom Amid Water and Power Fears

The country is positioning itself as Africa's main data hub, attracting global tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft.

BEAD

More Non-Deployment Guidance Not Coming Soon, NTIA Says

State officials were glad to secure coverage for more locations but had mixed feelings about a new policy notice

USF

Rural ISPs to FCC: Preserve Rural Broadband Subsidy

SpaceX wants the agency to shutter its High Cost fund

BEAD

All 56 Federal Broadband Plans Approved. Construction Comes Next

Illinois was the final state approved under the federal government’s landmark broadband program. Michigan, Hawaii, Virginia and California are among many states now building.

Policyband

Who’s Battling Disney for the FCC? Judge Jeanine!

The U.S. Attorney, recently in President Trump’s doghouse for dropping vandalism charges in D.C., told a federal judge her court does not have jurisdiction to hear Disney’s injunction request.

Olivia Trusty

FCC Commissioner Trusty Outlines Four Principles for Communications Policy

Trusty emphasized the importance of infrastructure investment, competition, regulatory flexibility, and international cooperation