Public Safety

Pennsylvanians Demand Consumer Protections in Verizon-Frontier Merger Review

Residents, local attorneys, and emergency officials urge PUC to protect consumers before approving deal.

Tribal

California's Broadband Program Awards Funds to Tribes and Public Entities

Tribal officials can now look forward to the fastest and most reliable Internet access via fiber-to-the-home technology.

USF

GOP Attorneys General Urge Supreme Court Against USF

More than a dozen conservative legal groups filed briefs pushing to expand the nondelegation doctrine.

5G Wireless

Ookla Releases 5G Availability Data For Each State

T-Mobile found to have greatest 5G availability among users.

EU

Mobile Carriers Push Fiber Investments Amid Growing Demand for Convergence

All three national wireless carriers - AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile - are expanding their fiber investments in various ways.

Democracy

3 Former FCC Chairmen Condemn Brendan Carr’s Threats Targeting Media Outlets

Carr shrugs off the criticism, saying: ‘I feel bad for the three of them’

Expert Opinion

Joshua Levine: Getting the FACTs About Foreign Adversary Investment in Telecoms

In order to convince people of national security threats, policymakers and civil society must point to tangible evidence of potential risk.

Energy

Firm: Trump Must Act to Enable Nuclear, Data Center Development

Believes FERC currently poses too many regulatory hurdles

Earnings

Shentel Reports 5,900 Broadband Adds, Revenue Misses

The company is aiming to hit 600,000 fiber passings by 2027.

SpaceX

AI Boom Drives Demand for Fiber Data Center Infrastructure

Shortages in power and semiconductors render fiber the only solution to sustain AI growth, panelists said.

Education

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Taps Joey Wender as Executive Director

Wender joins SHLB from the Capital Projects Fund at the Treasury Department, where he oversaw billions in broadband infrastructure.

TPI

Policy Experts Consider Future of the Universal Service Fund

Panelists also discussed BEAD at Technology Policy Institute event

Big Tech

NAB CEO: Broadcasters Burdened by Outdated Regulations

FCC policies give Big Tech an unfair advantage.

Defense Department

Senators Look for Way Forward on Spectrum Impasse

Lawmakers are looking to include FCC spectrum auction authority in upcoming budget legislation.

ACP

ACP More than Paid for Itself: Study

A revived ACP would save billions in healthcare costs, improve academic performance, and raise wages.

Interior Department

Senators Agree Permitting Deadlock Threatens Infrastructure Boom

Lawmakers clashed over NEPA reforms as they warned regulatory delays could stall billions in clean energy and broadband projects.