AI

French President Urges U.S. to Share Cutting-Edge AI and Democracies to Cooperate on Regulation

French President Macron criticized the U.S. for restricting foreign access to advanced AI models, a sentiment echoed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Public Private Partnership

Cleveland's Performance-Based Broadband Model Drives Rapid Growth

Tarana's fixed wireless technology and a public-private partnership powered DigitalC's more than 10K-strong Cleveland buildout.

Social Media

Court Orders Ohio Restrictions on Kids’ Use of Social Media Restored

A divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled the parental-consent law constitutional, reversing an earlier enforcement block.

Webinars

Juneteenth Special: How DigitalC and Tarana Are Connecting Cleveland

With Tarana technology, DigitalC has deployed a high-speed broadband network to more than 10,000 connections in Cleveland, Ohio.

Satellite

SpaceX, Globalstar to FCC: Don’t Reconsider Satellite Spectrum Exclusivity

Sateliot had asked the agency to reconsider an April ruling affirming certain direct-to-device bands couldn’t be shared

Copper Theft

AT&T Reports Decline in Louisville, Kentucky, Copper Theft

The company is expanding efforts statewide to prevent copper theft by offering a $10,000 reward.

Mike Harris

Michigan House Bill Would Block Local Streaming Taxes

Lawmakers seek to prevent localities from treating Netflix and Hulu like cable providers.

Spectrum

Federated Looking to Boost CBRS Capacity

The company says its new Spectrum AI tool can open up 50 percent more spectrum without deploying new gear

AI

Sanders Proposes the ‘American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act’

The bill would give Americans a direct stake in AI ownership.

Briefs

Amazon Leo Launches 36 More Satellites

Launch successful after half hour delay.

LEO

Tom Ferree: The Connection is Coming. The Question is Whether We’re Ready.

From education to healthcare, the ripple effects on our economy and daily lives will be monumental. But there’s a catch.

Policyband

The Lawyer Who Defeated Harvard in the Race-Conscious Admissions Case Has a New Target–Disney

Edward Blum, President of the American Alliance for Equal Rights, Urges the FCC to prevent Disney from Relying on the First Amendment to Shield Race Discrimination in Employment

Health and Human Services Department

FCC, Elder Justice Council Partner to Protect Americans From Imposter Scams

The ‘Never, Ever’ campaign is designed to bring awareness to government and business imposter scams.

FCC

FCC Extends Public Input Period on AT&T’s Petitions to Shed California Landline Obligations

Comments filed to date have pushed back against AT&T’s bid to reduce its voice service obligations.

Defense Department

FCC Allows Imports of Chinese Toy Drones

The latest decision further eases import restrictions

Rip and Replace

Nearly Half of Rip and Replace Projects Done, FCC Tells Congress

The agency granted deadline extensions to most providers that had not yet finished work