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Oklahoma Broadband Office Reopens Federal Program to Finish ARPA Buildout

Applications now open for co-ops, utilities, and broadband operators.

FCC Chief of Staff: Network Protection Core to America's National Security

Agency leader outlined measured to protect U.S. networks and innovation from foreign interference.

Cantwell, Schatz Press NTIA on Nearly $1B in Undistributed Tribal Broadband Grants

$980 million in funds remain frozen; $294 million in announced awards still undistributed.

Draft Bill Would Claw Back BEAD Non-Deployment Funds

The effort could include more than $20 billion of the program's $42.45 billion.

Denmark to Ban Access to Social Media for Children Under 15

The measure is one of the most sweeping steps against teen and child social media use by a European government.

Astound to Name New CEO Early Next Year, While Cable One CEO Search Drags On

Astound CEO Jim Holanda Stepping Aside for New Leader in Early 2026. Meanwhile, Cable One Reports 'Significant Progress' in CEO Search as ISP Reels from Broadband Sub Losses

With 8 Million Users Globally, Starlink Likely Seventh Largest Fixed U.S. ISP

Nearly 9,000 satellites now deliver broadband service worldwide

Cable One Down 21,200 Broadband Subs

The company pointed to promotional roll offs and a billing system migration, plus stiff industry competition.

Senate Passes Pair of Bills to Safeguard Broadband Supply Chains

Measures from Sens. Hickenlooper and Ernst aim to prevent equipment shortages and bolster domestic production

EchoStar Selling More Spectrum to SpaceX

SpaceX is buying unpaired AWS-3 licenses for $2.6 billion in stock.

Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Transparency on AI Job Losses

The legislation would create new reporting rules to track automation’s impact.

USDA Nominee Glen Smith Vows Review of Rural Broadband Programs

During his nomination hearing, lawmakers pressed on coordinating USDA’s broadband programs and reviewing stalled energy projects.

Altice Down 58,000 Broadband Subs, Rebrands as Optimum

CEO said on quarterly earnings call that competition from fixed wireless and fiber providers was fierce.

Bill Maguire: Faster Disaster Recovery Depends on Smart Communications Policy

Local governments must be empowered in communications infrastructure policy to ensure faster disaster recovery.

Starlink Rockets Past 8 Million Global Customers

Elon Musk’s global satellite internet access service tacked on 1 million new customers over the past 69 Days.

Amazon Web Services to Build Transatlantic Cable Between Ireland and Maryland

New subsea route aims to strengthens cloud and AI network capacity

Funding

Appeals Court Grants FCC Request to Pause USF Challenge

Fifth Circuit stay halts proceedings in Consumers’ Research v. FCC until government funding resumes

Kansas

Kansas Wraps Up Major Broadband Program, Eyes BEAD Construction in 2026

Kansas broadband development official outlines next steps as Kansas nears BEAD deployment.

Broadband's Impact

Virginia’s Next Governor an Advocate for Better Broadband

In the House, Spanberger acted to direct the federal government to ensure that broadband networks were built to meet modern upload and download standards.

FWA

5G Fixed Wireless Gains Blueprint for Multi-Tenant Broadband

The industry group said the new design helps providers extend reliable internet to multi-dwelling units.

Public Safety

Chinese-Made Buses Can be Halted Remotely: Norwegian Transport Operator

Buses made by Chinese manufacturer Yutong can be stopped or rendered inoperable remotely, Ruter AS finds.

Earnings

WOW! Down 4,900 Broadband Subs

Improvement in broadband industry net ads was largely driven by fixed wireless, analyst said.

BEAD

NTIA: BEAD Winners Can Continue to Receive Opex Subsidies for Existing Networks

Prohibition on operational subsidies 'applies only to BEAD-funded projects and does not affect existing subsidies in non-BEAD areas to which a provider is already entitled.'

Policyband

Ultrafast Wi-Fi Needs Access to Lower 7 GHz Band, Analyst Says

Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland says the Charter-Broadcom 10 Gbps Demo at SCTE TechExpo25 Stays a Cool Science Project if Licensed Carriers Can Hog the Airwaves.