People

Charter CFO Jessica Fischer to Step Down Oct. 15

After nearly a decade with Charter, Fischer is leaving for an AI joint venture between Google and Blackstone

Congress

House Commerce Panel to Markup Six Telecom Bills

Bills include the PLAN for Broadband Act and SAT Streamlining Act

Edward Markey

E-Rate Takes Center Stage in Markey-Moulton  Senate Primary in Massachusetts

The primary puts renewed attention on how Washington should approach school connectivity and online access

Wireless

Optimum Hoping to Improve Mobile Service With Expanded T-Mobile Deal

The deal will allow Optimum to offer connectivity for wearables, better roaming, and business plans

Policyband

Circle City Broadcasting Urging DIRECTV Customers to ‘Make the Switch’ to Comcast or Charter

A week into their retransmission consent dispute, CCB owner DuJuan McCoy claims DIRECTV is failing to recognize the value of the local coverage provided by his WRTV-ABC, WISH TV, and MyINDY TV 23

Telecom 150

What We're Doing With '150 Years of American Telecommunications'

Some personal reflections on the value of looking back over 250 Years of American Independence, and our broadband heritage

Fiber

AT&T Sues Charter for 'Fiber-Powered Internet' Ads

The carrier is also alleging false advertising in a lawsuit against T-Mobile

Funding

SpaceX Still Pushing to Slash High Cost Fund

The satellite company recovered its Starship rocket after a July test flight, and is looking to acquire some extra spectrum

BEAD

With all BEAD Plans Approved, States and Territories Set to Spend $18.2 Billion on Deployment

The program’s 3.79 million locations are set to 63 percent fiber and 22 percent satellite, based on NTIA-approved plans

Policyband

At $125 a Month, Cable TV Nearly as Expensive as Typical Monthly Home Electric Bill, Report Finds

“This is one of those bills that quietly became a big one,” said doxo CEO Steve Shivers. But his firm’s cable price survey failed to note data-mobile-video bundles or the $82.99 price of You Tube TV

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC’s Streamlined Broadband Label Rules Take Effect September 14

One of its more consequential provisions of the order was delayed indefinitely.

Spectrum

Advocates Want Tribal Licensing Window in Future Auctions

The FCC declined to set on for its upper C-band auction next year

Digital Inclusion

Lifeline Subscribers Rely on Benefit for Healthcare, Employment

A new survey finds great majority of Lifeline subscribers ration data and would lose service entirely without the program

Pole Attachments

Appalachian Power Fires Back at Comcast

The companies are in a long-running dispute over pole replacement costs in Virginia

AI

Calix CEO Sees AI as Key to Making Fiber Operations More Predictable

Practical AI tools can help broadband providers turn growing amounts of network and customer data into more consistent business results.

Expert Opinion

Johnny Kampis: The Impracticality of Widescale Fiber Broadband in Alaska

The USDA spent $34.91 million on fiber to reach 28 customers in two remote Alaska villages, topping $2 million per passing, the author says