NTIA
NTIA Awarding Almost $18 Million to Tribal Communities
Funding will adopt and expand high-speed internet for seven tribes
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Expert Opinion
Eight Hundred Words to the Nattering Nabobs Of Negativism
I continue to hear the whining about fiber being too expensive and deployment too rural and remote, and just not practical.
Commerce
NTIA Awards $117 Million for Wireless Innovation
Grants will be awarded from the $1.5 billion Wireless Innovation Fund
Expert Opinion
Can Telecoms Stop Fixed Wireless Fraud and Bandwidth Abuse?
These issues not only strain network resources but also threaten customer satisfaction and the ability to deliver on service-level agreements.
Congress
Vice President-elect Vance Resigns from his Senate Seat
Vance, a member of the the Senate Commerce Committee, supported the ACP.
Infrastructure
Broadband Experts Give Biden's Internet Legacy Mixed Remarks
The $42.5 billion BEAD initiative emerged as the administration's greatest achievement though its implementation drew mixed reviews.
BEAD
Don't Hit Pause Button on BEAD, Say State Broadband Officers
States are beginning to get spending plans together for the $42.5 billion broadband expansion effort.
Net Neutrality
Legal Scholar: Net Neutrality ‘National Nightmare’ Over
Daniel Lyons sees Sixth Circuit ruling as a win for tech and administrative law.
Funding
USDA to Open Applications for $26 Million Community Connect Program
Recipients last year included NEK Community Broadband, Lewis County PUD, and Pulse Broadband.
5G Wireless
Law Prof van Schewick Calls Net Neutrality Ruling 'a Radical Decision’
What if the FAA lost oversight of Delta and American Airlines? she asks.
SpaceX
Analyst: Starlink Expanding Service, ‘Light Years’ Ahead of Competition
Starlink has about 6,700 operational satellites in low Earth orbit.
Expert Opinion
The (Likely) End of the FCC’s Long-Running Net Neutrality Saga
Congress is now the appropriate forum for the debate regarding adoption of a proper policy framework.
USF
Solicitor General Defends Universal Service Fund at High Court
The administration argued the law standing up the $8 billion fund didn't run afoul of the non-delegation doctrine.
BEAD
State Broadband Leaders Speculate BEAD Future Under Trump Administration
More than half reveal permitting challenges, tariffs, and labor shortages threaten to impact BEAD rollout.
Net Neutrality
What's Next for Net Neutrality?
‘We think the odds of Congress acting as requested are zero.’
5G Wireless
Support Builds for T-Mobile/UScellular Merger
Supports spans from nonpartisan think tanks to women’s business centers
