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Expert Opinion

Gino Corleto: Beyond the Handshake, Upgrading Enterprise Security Standards

Old Wi-Fi encryption lets attackers guess passwords offline. WPA3, the new wireless security standard, shuts that path down.

USF

E-Rate Advocates Want FCC to Reconsider Bidding Portal

SHLB and a consultant that works with participants said they wanted more time to comment on the April order

Public Safety

FCC Urged to Investigate Wearable Health Devices

The Senate Committee on Aging expressed concern that personal data from monitoring devices is being used by China.

Briefs

City to Connect to Chicago Via Fiber Optic Line Beneath Lake Michigan

Benton Harbor, Mich. gets 75-year lease plus free internet in City Hall.

mergers

Groups Want More Affordability Conditions on Charter-Cox Deal in Calif.

The cable companies say the terms they’ve agreed to match the Verizon-Frontier merger the state approved earlier this year

Broadband Mapping and Data

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Review of Broadband Funding Map

Measure would require FCC and GAO reviews of federal tool used to track broadband deployment spending.

Briefs

FCC Grants RDOF Waiver to Wisper ISP

The order distinguished Wisper’s request from other program defaults.

Policyband

Center for American Rights Calls ABC's The View 'a Partisan Megaphone for a Single Political Party'

Conservative group alleges an ABC station in Houston broke the law by not notifying all eligible political candidates of their right to equal time

Telecom 150

Telephone's Rise Was Shaped by Courts and Lobbying, Not Just Wires, Historians Say

The patent Bell filed in 1876 never described a speaking telephone. His lawyers later argued it did.

Drones

FCC Drone Ruling Draws Industry Warning, Could Slow U.S. Aerial Development

The FCC's drone ruling, once aimed at China-based DJI, now covers all foreign components, and industry experts warn the broad scope may backfire on American drone dominance.

Drones

China, Hitting Back on U.S. Sanctions, Restricting Exports to American Defense Firms

Among the 10 companies blacklisted by China are AVEOX in Simi Valley, California; Red Cat Holdings and Teal Drones, both in South Salt Lake, Utah; and IMSAR in Springville, Utah.

In Interview with AP, Nvidia's Jensen Huang Urges Americans to Use AI More

Society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI, although Huang has been optimistic about the technology’s potential.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on August 5, 2026 – How Broadband Can Kickstart Rural Economic Development

As new funding expands access in high-cost areas, the challenge is ensuring these networks translate into sustained economic activity.

Data Center

Federal Regulators Order Grid Operators to Speed Power to Energy-Hungry AI Data Centers

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the grid.