Public Safety

FCC Unveils Order Allowing FirstNet to Operate in 4.9 GHz Band

Opponents said the decision 'will be challenged and will be litigated.'

What's New

Broadband Breakfast: Your Gateway to the Politics of Internet and Infrastructure

Two events, and two tools for Better Broadband, Better Lives.

BEAD

Map Released for Missouri’s Potential BEAD Service Areas

The map will help providers better understand BEAD service obligations

Commerce

Colorado Warns: One Week Left to Apply for BEAD Funds

Application window for BEAD will close Oct. 28

NCTA

NCTA Warns 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule Could Fuel Billions in Fraud

Cable industry group urged FCC to extend unlocking period to 180 days.

Earnings

Verizon Doubles Fixed Wireless Targets, Plans More Than 35M Fiber Passings

The company should have 30 million passings by 2028, by virtue of buying Frontier and continuing Verizon expansion.

Wireless

EchoStar’s 5G Buildout Extension Challenged at FCC

VTel Wireless concerned about the process used to grant the three-year extension.

NTCA

USDA Announces $173 Million in Additional ReConnect Funding

ReConnect Program funding will flow to ten states.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Hawaii Introduces Statewide Internet Speed Mapping Initiative

Map would identify where federal funding is most needed

Chips

Biden Announces $325 Million for Michigan Semiconductor Factory

The funding would support 180 manufacturing jobs in Saginaw County, where Republicans and Democrats were close in 2016 and 2020.

Commerce

NTIA Head Calls GOP Criticism of BEAD 'Election-Year Politics'

He pointed to FCC's implementation of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund under Trump as as a cautionary example.

Tribal

Require Tribal Consent for 5G Fund, Tribes Say

Tribal officials say RDOF would have been more effective with such a requirement.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on November 6, 2024 - The Debate Over Unlocking Phones

Join us to discover how this proposal could reshape the mobile landscape.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on October 30, 2024 - Tech and Telecom in Advance of the Next Administration

An interactive town hall exploring the critical issues that will shape America's digital future in the next presidential administration.

Expert Opinion

Shared Spectrum in Education: Back-to-School for Policymakers

Schools leverage CBRS for a wide diversity of applications.

Ziply

Ziply Announces Fiber-Rich 400 Gig ‘Northern Link Route’

The route will connect the Pacific Northwest to Minneapolis and Chicago