Expert Opinion

How to Fund Universal Broadband Service Without the Universal Service Fund

The Fifth Circuit's decision declaring the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional is an upheaval, but also an opportunity.

Infrastructure

Groups Push FCC to Reform Utility Pole Replacement Policies

The coalition wants utility pole replacement costs split between pole owners and attachers.

FCC

FCC Approves Transfer of Unbuilt CAF II Locations

RiverStreet handed about 3,700 Virginia locations over to EMPOWER Broadband.

AEI

Panelists Disagree Over FCC's Junk Fee Approach

Expert panelists on Broadband Breakfast Live Online divided on whether Rosenworcel's approach to junk fees was too sweeping.

Wall Street Journal

Verizon Requests License to Operate Pacific Fiber Cable

The proposed segment will link Makaha, Hawaii, to Morro Bay, California

5G Wireless

Fixed Wireless Subscriber Growth Solid in Q2

Some companies expressed concerns that the mass transition to fixed wireless could lead to future spectrum limitations.

FCC

Arizona Gets BEAD Volume Two Approval

It brings the total to 28 states, plus D.C. and three U.S. territories.

Verizon

AT&T CEO Defends Proposal to Hand 4.9 GHZ Band to FirstNet

He met with three FCC commissioners last week to support the plan.

Exclusive Reports

Green Energy and the Democrats

Just as crypto has emerged as a tech and infrastructure issue with a heavily Republican tilt, advanced energy may serve a similar role for Democrats.

Senate Commerce

TDS Telecom’s Fiber Strategy Yields 2,100 New Broadband Subs in Q2

Fiber additions were offset by the loss of customers served by cable and copper Internet technologies.

Charter

Charter, Hawaiian Telcom Included in $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement

'There will certainly be additional updates from the Office of the Governor on this matter,' said the governor's office.

FCC

Satellite Industry Provides FCC with Global Highlights of 2023

'Starlink has about 6,000 satellites deployed, with more than 5,200 of them operational'

Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act

Rosenworcel's AI Ad Disclosure Plan Survives Senate Test

'This is like a hair-on-fire moment,' Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said.

Energy

Clean Energy is the New Dirty Word Between GOP and Democrats

It's hard to imagine a greater contrast on any issue – including immigration –between the current GOP and the Democratic Party.

Net Neutrality

Sixth Circuit Appeals Court Stays the FCC's Net Neutrality Rules

'Because the broadband providers have shown that they are likely to succeed on the merits and that the equities support them, we grant the stay,' the court said.

Bulk Billing

Advocacy Groups Support Rosenworcel’s Bulk Billing Ban

'For the many tenants trapped with high-cost or less-capable internet that does not meet their needs, an opt-out option provides a vital escape,' advocates say