Charter Loses 60,000 Internet Subs in Q1

ISP plans to add 450,000 new subsidized rural passings by the end of 2025.

Broadband Opens Opportunities for Older Adults… Including to Scams!

If it seems too good to be true, it most likely is!

At Energy Summit, UK Touts Green Power as Boost to Security, But U.S. Differs

The UK message was at odds with a U.S. official, who called policies that push for clean power over fossil fuels 'harmful and dangerous.'

T-Mobile Pushes Toward 15M Homes Passed with Fiber

Company closing in on second major fiber acquisition: Metronet.

Louisiana BEAD Winners: Let the Program Move Forward

Two fiber providers said delays were causing financial strain.

Trump DOJ Defends Firing FTC Democrats in Court

Brief says 1935 Supreme Court precedent not an obstacle.

Legal Experts Warn of Looming Supreme Court Reckoning

The panel took place following President Trump’s efforts to remove sitting Democratic commissioners from the FTC.

Green Energy Supporters Pushed for Faster Permitting. Trump Is Doing It, But Not for Solar or Wind

Solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the U.S.

Comcast Down 199,000 Broadband Subs

The company said it was making an effort to address consumer frustration on pricing.

Trusty Gets Her Commerce Committee Vote on April 30

Senate confirmation would give Republicans a 3–2 FCC majority.

Chris Scharrer: Why Would SpaceX Need $20B from BEAD?

$3.5B can buy 6.4 million Starlink residential installations. Starlink is a practical short-term stopgap before fiber.

Thayer Passes on FTC Post to Continue DPI’s Policy Push

Decision comes amid legal dispute over Trump’s firing of Democratic FTC commissioners.

Verizon, T-Mobile: Fifth Circuit Was Right to Strike Down AT&T Fine

Both carriers are fighting multi-million dollar fines of their own.

Former OpenAI Workers Ask California and Delaware to Block For-Profit Conversation

'I’m happy there is an effort to hold OpenAI to its mission that does not involve Elon Musk,' said an AI pioneer Wednesday.

States Moving Ahead With BEAD Processes

The Commerce Department issued a 90-day extension on final spending plans.

AT&T Passes 29.5M Fiber Locations in Q1

Company added 261,000 fiber subs in the first quarter.

BEAD

NTIA Issues Blanket 90-Day Extension for BEAD Plans

The agency said in a policy notice states would need more time to implement forthcoming changes to the program.

Trump Vance Administration

Musk Promises Less Time in Washington After Tesla Profit Plunges

Investors sent Tesla shares up more than 5% in after-hours trading, although they are still down more than 40% for the year.

mergers

FCC Asks Carriers for Info in UScellular Deal Review

T-Mobile struck a deal to buy most of the company for $4.4 billion.

FCC

Industry Urges FCC to Revisit Environmental Review Rules

CTIA asks the FCC to exempt most wireless projects from NEPA review.

Earnings

Verizon Says Buildouts Safe From Tariffs

The carrier posted its worst ever postpaid phone losses after price hikes.

satellite

Project Kuiper Gets New April 28 Launch Date

Amazon ready to send 27 satellites to low-Earth orbit in its official constellation rollout.

Expert Opinion

Unleashing American Innovation Through Strategic Deregulation

One critical opportunity lies in the modernization and reallocation of government-held spectrum.

data center

West Virginia Data Center Bill Gets Local Pushback

Governor expected to sign signature legislation.

Big Tech

FTC Sues Uber, Alleging it Signed up Subscribers Without Permission

'Americans are tired of getting signed up for unwanted subscriptions that seem impossible to cancel, said FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson.

Vermont

Chittenden County CUD Will Soon Emerge From The 'Dark Ages' with Fiber Expansion

Communications Union Districts allows municipalities to bond together to tackle broadband network deployments.

Digital Inclusion

California $15 Low-Income Internet Bill Gets a Hearing

First hearing is scheduled for April 30.

mergers

T-Mobile: Joint Ventures Could Introduce Uncertainty

The carrier closed its acquisition of Lumos, and its bid to buy Metronet is still awaiting approval. Both are joint ventures.

FCC

MAGA Activist Gavin Wax Lands Senior Role at FCC

Simington’s new chief of staff, a player in the Make America Great Again movement, vowed ‘retribution’ against Trump critics.

Vermont

First VCBB Broadband Technician Pre-Apprenticeship Training Graduation

The training is comprehensive training for an entry level broadband network technician offered to participants at no cost.

Wireless

Charter, Former Executive End Lawsuit

Charter said the executive was no longer employed by Metronet.

Antitrust

Google Face Off With U.S. Government Over Possible Breakup

An existential threat for Google as a court in Washington will hear 'remedies' arguments about how, or whether, Google should be broken up.