Fiber

RVA Predicts $150 Billion Invested in U.S. Residential Fiber in Next Five Years

RVA market report suggests a future increase of fiber investment in the United States

Louisiana

Conservative Groups Oppose BEAD Low-Cost Rules

More than 20 think tanks asked Republican lawmakers to push the NTIA to approve lighter touch state plans.

What's New

New Column: What's New in Broadband

Encapsulating the most important broadband happenings of the past week and considering what's next.

Defense Department

Thune and Cruz Introduce Bill to Reinstate FCC Auction Authority

The bill would also require the NTIA to flag 2,500 megahertz of federal spectrum for repurposing.

Videos of Broadband Measurement Summit Now Live

See the keynote speech by the office of the Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman, and more!

Exclusive Reports

The FCC's Digital Discrimination Rules

The controversies and details surrounding the FCC's rules to prevent and eliminate digital discrimination.

Open Access

Sweden’s Open Access Fiber Deployment Offers Lessons for U.S. Strategy

The country boasts internet penetration with 98% served with Gigabit symmetrical speeds.

FCC

FCC Seeks Advice on Doing Spectrum Licenses Without Auctions

How to encourage deployment of wireless services across the nation without relying on spectrum auctions?

events

Make Methodologies for Broadband Performance Publicly Available: Panelists

The labels are tools to assist consumers in easily accessing information regarding the price, speed, latency, and privacy.

ISP

Panel Bashes Net Neutrality Potential Impact On ISPs

At WISPAmerica, wireless ISPs decried impact of the Federal Communications Commission rules.

events

States Broadband Offices Detail Broadband Locations, Seek NTIA Flexibility

State broadband officers shared numbers of unserved and underserved locations within their respective states.

FCC

NTIA Greenlights Speedtest Data Integration in State BEAD Maps, Experts Say

The pre-challenge modification permits the inclusion of speed test data gathered from phones and devices equipped with GPS chips.

Expert Opinion

Nate Scherer: No Auctioning Authority is Nothing Worth Celebrating

March 9, 2024, marks the one year anniversary since Congress let the FCC's auction authority expire.

BEAD

Fixed Wireless Providers Warn About Higher Costs of Fiber Deployment

Broadband experts discussed how fiber costs could harm states' ability to build out their broadband networks

Rural

FCC Seeks Public Input on RDOF Amnesty Proposal

Nearly 70 broadband associations have asked the FCC to permit recipients of RDOF and CAF II to relinquish their commitments.

FCC

Starks Pushes for ACP Renewal at INCOMPAS Summit

Starks hailed the ACP as the most effective program to date in helping low-income Americans maintain online connectivity.