Public Safety

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Protect Teenagers from Online Image Abuse

Introduced by Klobuchar and Cruz, bill would criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery.

BEAD Data

Arkansas’ First BEAD Round Covers 9% of Locations With Just 2% of Funds

Arkansas' first BEAD funds go to 18 providers to cover 7,000+ locations

Wireless

Competitive Carriers Challenge 5G Fund Order

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a commissioner at the time, dissented from the order when it was adopted last year.

FCC

FCC’s Diversity Probe Into Comcast Draws Fire from Starks

Democrat fears Carr’s probe exceeds FCC authority.

White Papers

Why SOC 2 Certification Matters for Your OSS/BSS

High profile data breaches damage company reputations, erode customer trust, and can lead to serious legal consequences.

Funding

NTIA Cancels Broadband Grantee Workshops

The meetings were intended to give guidance to participants.

Benton

Affordable Connectivity Program's End Spurs State-Level Action on Broadband

States are exploring new approaches to maintain broadband affordability for low-income households.

IIJA

Senators Revive Bill to Prevent BEAD Supply Chain Bottlenecks

The NET Act would address supply chain delays ahead of the government dolling out $42.5 billion for broadband.

ReConnect

Senate Confirms Brooke Rollins to Lead USDA

Was approved in a 72-28 vote Thursday; approach to rural broadband issues was not prominently discussed in hearings.

Satellite

Think Tank: U.S. Space Assets Highly Vulnerable to Russia, China

U.S. security efforts in space have not kept up with foreign threats, Council on Foreign Relations says.

Minnesota

Minnesota County Closes in on 100% Gigabit Fiber Coverage

Since 2013 CarverLink has used a combination of public and private collaborations, along with county, federal and partner funding.

Congress

Cruz to Hold Commerce Hearing on FCC Auction Authority

Panel Chairman to review spectrum auctions within international context

Earnings

Altice USA Loses 39,000 Broadband Subscribers

The cable operator has 3 million fiber passings, and is planning to deploy fiber to another 175,000 locations in 2025.

Data Center

Nokia Selected in New York for Ethernet Upgrade

Need to upgrade driven by data center growth

BEAD

Former FCC Commissioner Predicts Court Battle Over BEAD’s Fiber Preference

But Kathryn de Wit of Pew said the structure of BEAD was carefully crafted to address systemic flaws in federal broadband policy.

Trump Vance Administration

Elon Musk Calls for the U.S. to 'Delete Entire Agencies'

Elon Musk's appearance on Thursday comes as he and DOGE have consolidated control over large swaths of the government.