BEAD
Musk, Carr Zing White House Over BEAD Delays, Costs
'This government program is an outrageous waste of taxpayer money and is utterly failing to serve people in need,' Musk says to his 187.7 million followers on X.
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Digital Inclusion
Black Pastors Praise Tinkering, Rally for Digital Equity
On Juneteenth, Rep. Rashida Tlaib scored loss of ACP, but praised potential open access network in Detroit.
DC Circuit
FCC Urges Court to Let Net Neutrality Rules Take Effect
'The motion for stay pending review should be denied,' the FCC says.
Expert Opinion
Open Access: Ensuring A Successful Public-Private Partnership
The risk with today’s most common partnerships is that once the private partner owns the last mile, the municipality loses control.
OTI
Expanded CBRS Service Areas Expected End-of-Summer
The FCC is circulating a proposal on more changes to the Citizens Broadband Radio Service.
Charter
ISPs Should Report Only Hard Outages, Industry Says
ISPs say limiting outage reports to hard downs ‘would ensure that the definition of a reportable outage is straightforward, consistent, and meaningful.’
AI
Siemens Highlights AI Sustainability Challenges for Data Centers
The report urges data centers to secure sustainable power sources.
ISP
North Carolina Announces $67M ARPA Funds for Broadband Expansion
The investment will provide 100 Mbps symmetrical speed across 15 counties.
Defense
Senate Commerce Panel Postpones Markup of ACP Bill for a Fourth Time
The Democratic committee chair secured backing from the Defense Department, but committee Republicans still opposed the measure.
Briefs
San Francisco Leading Airport Connectivity
U.S. airports achieved median Wi-Fi download speed between 50 and 100 Mbps.
DC Circuit
ISPs Want Net Neutrality Case to Stay in Cincinnati Courtroom
'Washington, D.C. has no monopoly on the Internet or administrative law,' the ISPs said.
DC Circuit
FCC Moves to End USF Litigation
Consumers’ Research lost in the Sixth Circuit and lost in the Eleventh Circuit. Last Monday, the Supreme Court declined to review those decisions.
Biden-Harris Administration
GOP Senator Alleges NTIA Official Gave Misleading Testimony
A GOP Senator from Missouri says NTIA is pushing BEAD rate regulation on states while denying that to Congress
Digital Inclusion
NTIA Survey Finds 13 Million More Internet Users Since 2021
Poor and nonwhite households are still less able to get online, the report said.
Maine
NTIA Approves Maine, Kentucky BEAD Initial Proposals
The approval opens access to more than $1.2 billion BEAD funds.
5G Wireless
Wireless Industry Renews Effort to Access Light Poles
‘Access to light poles is especially needed as wireless providers seek to increase capacity,’ CTIA says
