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UK Floats Taxing Broadband Subscribers to Fund the BBC

British internet users may be forced to subsidize the BBC

Wyden: An All-GOP FCC Would Be Unlawful

A legal dispute could complicate President Trump’s effort to reshape the agency’s five-member commission

Maryland Joins Virginia in Tightening Data Center Rules With New Accountability Framework

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, D, signs an executive order establishing a statewide review process

FCC Hits Pause on Verizon’s Copper Retirement Plan

By contrast, the FCC in June granted AT&T’s request to discontinue copper voice services at more than 184,000 locations in California

Anthropic and OpenAI Sound the Alarm on AI Safety — And Seek to Shape It's Control

The companies may be seeking to score political goals ahead of the U.S. midterm elections

Washington Signs Seven BEAD Grants

A Colorado ISP also disputed the state’s claim that it misused grant funds

Low-Cost Bank Loans Could Help Advance Universal Service, Broadband Investor Says

CWA also wants USF contributions to include broadband, enterprise connectivity, and cloud service review

Gleb Tsipursky: AI Infrastructure Needs Authority Budgets Before Agents Get the Keys

As AI shifts from chatbots to agents that act on networks, operators need to cap what an agent can do before a human signs off

Federal Court Says Pentagon Can Label Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk

The ruling is separate from a previous case where a judge found the Pentagon acted illegally against Anthropic for its criticism of AI use.

Broadband Breakfast on October 7, 2026 – Connectivity and Medicine

How can better connectivity lead to better health?

Time for New Telecom Act, Panelists Say

A new framework should account for technological evolution, experts said at a Benton event

Trump's State Dinner for Xi Features Sea Bass and a Long List of Tech Titans

The dinner follows Trump's personal welcome for Xi, aiming to strengthen their relationship.

Carr Slams House Democrats Opposed to Alerting Parents to LGBTQ Content in Children’s TV Programming

FCC Chairman tells hostile Democrats, ‘Keeping parents in the dark about the nature of these programs is a feature not a bug of the effort’

Civil Rights Groups Seek Gomez Renomination Alongside Thumann Severs

Civil rights groups are pressing the Senate to keep a Democratic voice at the FCC

Tarana CEO Sees No Clear Successor to Video Driving Household Bandwidth Demand

AI’s largest capacity demands will fall on data centers and the connections between them – not last-mile home connections – Alwan says

Sens. Welch, Bennet Bill Would Create ‘Digital FCC’

The Senate Democrats are reviving a proposal for a new federal regulator

Community Broadband

Oregon Community Launches Gorgeous Broadband

The Dalles resident will receive fiber broadband service.

Cybersecurity

Guthrie, Pallone Introduce Bill to Increase Oversight of FCC Covered List

The agency recently granted extensions to participants in its Rip and Replace program

Tech Leaders to UN: For the Sake of Humanity, Please Control AI We Created

'If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,' said Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic

Free State Opposed to Price Caps on Retail Broadband

A Free State Foundation report argues that competition and targeted subsidies - not price regulation - are the better path to improving broadband affordability.

enforcement

FCC Not Interested in $57 Million Refund for AT&T

The carriers are trying to recoup $200 million in fines after a June Supreme Court ruling

FCC

FCC Releases 'How-To' Robocall Blocking Guides

FCC creates accessible step-by-step instructions targeting automated spam

OpenAI's Breach of Australian Health Department Website Prompts Rebuke From Prime Minister

Albanese said an inquiry looking into the security breach would examine whether OpenAI could be criminally charged.

Policyband

Blair Levin’s Conspiracy Theory – Lutnick Delayed BEAD Just to Help Musk’s Starlink

But the Wall Street analyst’s dubious foot-dragging theory appears to be a few LEO satellites short of a constellation

Joey Wender

Four State Broadband Directors Say BEAD's 'True-Up' Round Won't Finish the Job

Washington state cited roughly 1,000 underserved locations ineligible for supplemental funding.

Virginia

Gov. Spanberger Moves to Rein In Virginia’s Data Center Boom Without a Moratorium

Plan would eliminate automatic local approval for any data center using more than 25 megawatts of power

California

California AG Bonta Asks Judge to Toss AT&T Copper Retirement Suit

The carrier says less restrictive FCC rules preempt the state’s regulations

Space Academy

Ohio Forms Group to Pursue U.S. Space Academy

Ohio explains its advantages in the competition to host the new federal academy

FCC

Broadband Progress Hasn’t Closed the Digital Divide, Analysts say

The event examined the legacy of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

BEAD

Building BEAD: From Federal Awards to Finished Networks

BEAD’s next phase will depend on workable contracts, timely permitting and consumer-focused accountability as broadband projects move toward construction.