FCC

FCC Targets Minnesota Schools in E-Rate Fraud Investigation

Letters of inquiry signal a continued push to target fraud in USF.

Expert Opinion

Glen Howie: Arkansas's BEAD Surplus Opens Door to Broader Broadband Investment

Arkansas connected all of its unserved locations using less than a third of its BEAD allocation, leaving $650 million for broader investment.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Rhode Island Legislators Take Aim at 16-Year-Old Broadband Law

Proposed measure would give the state new authority to collect independent data on speeds, outages, and provider performance.

Data Center

AI Expansion Threatens Power Supply for 50,000 Lake Tahoe Residents

Northern Nevada's data center boom is forcing a small California utility to find a new power source within a year.

BEAD

‘We Did Not Compromise’: Northern Mariana Islands Advances Fully Underground Fiber Buildout

Officials resisted pressure to scale back resiliency standards on the territorywide broadband project.

Data Center

Data Center Boom Strains Communities, Some Panelists Say

The issue may have already hardened into a defining political issue of 2026.

Policyband

Elon Musk's SpaceX Calls on the FCC to Slash the $4.5 Billion High-Cost Fund

Starlink's parent said 'the long-standing problem of high-speed broadband network access has effectively been solved, rendering most legacy High-Cost support mechanisms redundant'

BEAD

Nebraska’s Vistabeam Turns on BEAD Connection

The company said it has first active subscribers on BEAD-funded infrastructure.

Satellite

Study: With 2.7 Million Subscribers, Starlink is a Top 10 U.S. ISP

The low-Earth orbit satellite provider doubled its global subscriber base in 2025.

Digital Inclusion

Groups Campaign To Restore Canceled Digital Equity Funding

Communities see setbacks in broadband access a year after funding loss.

Funding

Treasury Extends Capital Projects Fund Deadline for Broadband Builds

Recipients can request a six-month extension after citing permitting delays, material shortages, and weather disruptions.

Fiber

New Report Shows Data Consumption on Fiber Dominates Cable

Median usage for fiber subscribers is triple that of cable's DOCSIS platform, report says.

FCC

California Regulators Oppose FCC Wireline Deregulation Order

The order eliminating 386 wireline rules is scheduled to take effect June 15.

Spectrum

FCC Approves Verizon’s $1 Billion Spectrum Purchase From Array

Rural carriers urged the agency to take up a rulemaking on the MVNO marketplace.

Expert Opinion

Arthur Sidney: Broadband Is Becoming AI Infrastructure. Who Actually Controls It?

As broadband becomes the delivery layer for AI-driven public services, agencies must build audit rights, explainability, and override authority into procurement contracts.

Infrastructure

Charter, Comcast Also Confident Amid Starlink Competition

Charter reached settlements with two intervenors in California’s review of its Cox acquisition.