SpaceXAI Started Southaven Data Center Construction Without Water Permits, Mississippi Alleges

SpaceXAI subsidiary began construction on a data center without necessary permits. The company is cooperating to resolve the issue

AI Data Centers Took a Beating. A Reckoning May Be Ahead for Tech Giants

Democrat gubernatorial candidates with hard-line stances against data centers won, upended control in Texas, Ohio and Georgia

Reps. Greg Landsman and Nanette Barragán Join Keynote Lineup with Sen. Ed Markey, Buddy Carter

Ohio Democrat Landsman co-authored bills on data center costs, data center secrecy, and broadband infrastructure permitting

TDS Adds Record Fiber Subs

Array Digital Infrastructure was still trying to sell its C-band spectrum

Spectrum Down 233K Broadband Subscribers, Announces ‘New Operating Model’ to Address Losses

Optimum also reported results amidst high-stakes negotiations to avoid bankruptcy

Protesters Break into Microsoft Data Center Site in Amsterdam as European Backlash Begins

Dozens of civil society and grassroots groups have said they will join the 'Stop Dirty Data Centres' events on Nov. 6-7

Deutsche Telekom CEO Says Starlink Mobile Needs to Spend $200 Billion – ‘Welcome to the Party’

‘We always have said that satellite services will not substitute terrestrial service. It’s impossible,’ Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges says

After Playing the Villain in the Midterms, Data Center Operators Regroup and Plan to Smile More

Why the hatred over data centers? They haven’t been talking and smiling, even in Texas

Cable One Subscriber Losses Improve

The company said it may have to file for bankruptcy if the MBI deal falls through

Array Whistleblower Case not Wrapping Up Any Time Soon

Discovery is set to last through March 2028

SpaceX Calls FCC High Cost Broadband Subsidies ‘Corporate Welfare’

SpaceX is challenging decades-old federal funding practices

Community Colleges Rush to Expand Semiconductor Training as Chips Labor Shortage Looms

It's part of the U.S. race to expand domestic semiconductor manufacturing

Scrutinizing Jail Calls and Online Ads for Sex Can Catch Trafficking, Investigators Say

A Santa Clara County task force and dozens of partner agencies recovered 73 trafficking victims from February's Super Bowl

North Korea Denies Involvement in Binance Hack and Criticizes FBI Probe as 'a Trite Provocation'

The record-breaking $6 billion Binance cryptocurrency heist took place within a matter of minutes

GCI Closing Quintillion Deal ‘Very Soon’

The company’s third quarter broadband losses improved year-over-year, and CEO Ron Duncan said he wasn’t worried about competition from SpaceX

Democratic Congress Could Put New Pressure on FCC Chairman Brendan Carr

Democrats' new congressional majority could increase scrutiny of the FCC's regulatory decisions

Congress

USTelecom Wants Broadband Permitting Reform, Big Tech USF Contribution in Next Congress

Wiley Rein attorneys said Democratic control would lead to oversight hearing and investigations, but wouldn’t significantly alter the FCC’s agenda

Fiber

Verizon Pledges to Protect Customers Still Using POTS

Verizon introduces three step plan for customers transitioning from POTS

Starlink’s Direct-to-Phone Service: A Coverage Lifeline, Not Yet a Cellular Replacement

The development comes as SpaceX pushes satellite connectivity beyond emergency coverage

Policyband

GOP Loses House Communications Panel Chairman Richard Hudson in Shocking Defeat

Veteran lawmaker lost by 6,000 votes to Richard Ojeda, 55, a retired U.S. Army Major who served in the West Virginia State Senate before moving to North Carolina

BEAD

NTIA Not Swayed by California Public Utility Letter on BEAD Conditions

Advocacy groups had urged the state not to accept $1.4 billion in broadband funding, fearing state regulations would be preempted

2026 Midterm Elections

Midterm Voters Sent Data Centers a Message

The backlash is about the concentration of power, not AI itself, panelists said on Broadband Breakfast Live Online

Expert Opinion

Bryan McGuirk: A Question of Choice: Next Steps in the C-Band Transition

Wireless

Dish Bankruptcy Mediation Extended Two Weeks

SpaceX rumors loomed during a Wednesday hearing

BEAD

Michigan County’s Broadband Plan Could Saddle Taxpayers With Millions in Debt

A proposed financing model could leave local residents exposed if projected broadband subscriptions fall short

Antietam Broadband Announces Free Automatic Speed Upgrades

No appointments, new equipment, or bill changes are needed; 5-gig service is now available in select Flight Fiber areas.

People

Thumann Confirmation Hearing Set for Nov. 10

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, did not advance a Democratic nominee alongside her

Wireless

SpaceX Planning ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Cell Sites for Starlink Mobile

The deployment would use Qualcomm gear and is set to start next year, the companies said

Policyband

Cruz to Advance Just Thumann Severs for the FCC, Leaving Democrat Gomez Tapping a Foot

Cruz takes pressure off Thumann Severs by adding three other witnesses for NASA and Transportation posts

2026 Midterm Elections

Voters Give Democrats Control of Congress in Rebuke to Trump

A wrap-of the major overnight election results from the Midterm Elections, from the Associated Press.

Education

Google Will Cut Off Search Access for Students and Schools That Reject AI

The search giant has been facing pushback since it announced in August that it had turned on Gemini for K-12 students

Earnings

Breezeline Rapidly Losing Broadband Subscribers

Cogeco's Breezeline lost 11,000 Internet subscribers in the most recent quarter