BEAD
NTIA Releases Draft Guidance on BEAD Performance Testing
Comments are due Dec. 19, 2024
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mergers
FCC Approves Sale of Consolidated Communications to PE Firms
Searchlight Capital and BCI aim to take the ISP private for $3.1 billion.
Chips
CHIPS Act May Receive Boost from Defense Bill
About $500 million for tech hubs faces uncertain future in Republican-controlled House.
Infrastructure
Sens. Klobuchar and Blackburn Headline Conference on Broadband in the Trump Administration
Demand is surging for this one-day event, on Thursday, about top issues in Broadband for the Trump Administration.
Defense Department
Free Internet for Certain Service Members in National Defense Bill
The House of Representatives is set to vote on the defense bill this week.
Earnings
Comcast Forecasting 100K Broadband Subscriber Losses in Q4
The prediction was worse than Wall Street had been expecting.
Rip and Replace
Defense Bill Has $3 Billion for FCC's 'Rip and Replace' Program
The defense bill would allow the FCC to borrow $3.08 billion from the U.S. Treasury within 90 days to finance rip and replace.
permitting
Congressional Action Might be Critical for Broadband Permitting Reform
The American Broadband Deployment Act could provide needed statutory authority for permitting reforms, panelists said.
Spectrum
Tech Group Unveils Policy Recommendations for the Next Administration
The TPI report warned against government overreach in content moderation.
Commerce
NTIA Awards Maine $5.7 Million for Digital Equity
Funds will be used by the state’s digital equity program.
Section 230
Law Professor to Carr: Best to Avoid Rosenworcel’s Mistakes
Carr urged to focus on core issues like spectrum.
DC Circuit
TikTok Ban Nears as Appeals Court Upholds Divestiture Law
The D.C. Circuit ruling puts ByteDance on the clock to appeal to the Supreme Court or risk losing TikTok’s U.S. market by mid-January.
CAGW
Budget Hawk: Target Broadband Programs to Cut Wasteful Spending
To date, there are 133 federal broadband programs spread across 15 agencies
Public Safety
Axon Waiver for Surveillance Devices Gets FCC Approval, Citing Public Safety
Critics said devices could disrupt Wi-Fi and fixed wireless services in the heavily trafficked Wi-Fi band.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Frontier Agrees to Pay $288,000 Over Broadband Data Violations
The FCC said the company incorrectly claimed a state agency challenging its coverage had changed its mind.
New York
Open Access ErieNet Fiber Network Gets Underway In Western New York
'Construction has already begun for ErieNet with underground conduit installations, and utility work necessary' for pole attachments.
