TIng
Tucows Signals Change Ahead for Ting Internet
Tucows did not specify whether the process could involve a sale or spinoff.
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BEAD
NTIA to BEAD Winners: ‘Know Your Rights’
The agency urged ISPs to ensure state contracts exempt them from certain laws and include permitting commitments.
Digital Inclusion
Constitutional Watchdog Joins Suit Over Canceled Digital Equity Grants
Legal group challenges Trump’s cancellation of $2.75 billion digital equity program.
USDA
Utah Broadband Announces $23 Million Award
Company plans to connect homes in rural northern Utah.
Policyband
Wall Street Keeps Selling Cable Stocks While the S&P 500 Hits All-Time Highs
Shentel and TDS stand apart from the carnage, likely because their bold pivot to fiber keeps yielding net subscriber additions
Expert Opinion
Evan Swarztrauber: Your Phone, Their Rules. It’s Time to Unlock the Mobile Market
The FCC should require carriers to automatically unlock cellphones once they're paid off, freeing consumers to switch providers and benefit from wireless competition.
FCC
AI-Powered Drones to Reshape Economy and National Security
U.S. leadership will depend on spectrum access and domestic drone systems, FCC says.
AI
Anthropic Partners with SpaceX to Expand AI Capacity
Anthropic will gain access to 300 megawatts of AI compute, doubling code rates.
Expert Opinion
Ben Sperry: The FCC’s Digital-Discrimination Detour Hits a Dead End
The author praises the Eighth Circuit for striking down the FCC's digital discrimination rule, arguing that it imported disparate-impact liability into the broadband market.
Spectrum
Airlines Want Reimbursement for Retrofitting Gear After Upper C-Band Auction
Wireless carriers, who would be on the hook, have opposed the idea.
Michael O'Rielly
Former FCC Commissioner O'Rielly Backs House GOP Data Privacy Bill
The SECURE Data Act would attempt to protect consumers while preempting conflicting state laws.
Fiber
Vermont Provider Launches Discounted Gigabit Program
Low-cost 1 Gig fiber service will be available to nonprofits in Addison County.
Data Center
Michigan Township Opposition Fails to Stop OpenAI Data Center
The facility was initially rejected by both the township board and planning commission.
Earnings
TDS Looking to Fully Acquire Array in All-Stock Deal
TDS added 11,000 new fiber subs and Array closed a $75 million spectrum sale to T-Mobile
FCC
FCC Pole Attachment Rules Take Effect
New deadlines for utilities and contractors aim to speed broadband builds.
Digital Inclusion
One Year After Cancellation, Digital Equity Act Tied Up in Legal Challenges
The decision to cancel the program is under litigation from affected groups and states.
