Samuel Alito

Supreme Court Skeptical Of Texas, Florida Social Media Content Moderation Laws

Justices Roberts, Kavanaugh and Barrett seemed skeptical of the constitutionality of the Florida and Texas laws.

Kay Ivey

Alabama Announces $150 Million Broadband Expansion

The $150 million will be used to create the state’s Capital Projects Fund grants program.

Expert Opinion

Kerry Haughan: Why State Leaders Need to Keep BEAD Funding Local

In the case of rural communities, monopolies are a particularly bad fit.

FCC

New FCC Broadband Standards Should Consider Latency

The FCC sought public input in November on including latency metrics in reporting requirements.

Expert Opinion

Bartlett Cleland: Only Conservatives Can Save the Affordable Connectivity Program

Even hardline conservatives should rally behind the ACP and the additional funding needed to keep the program alive.

USDA

USDA Extends ReConnect Round 5 Application Deadline

If fully utilized, the fifth round ReConnect funding will amount to $700 million.

CPUC

California Residents Concerned About AT&T Request to Phase Out Landline Service

Nearly 4,000 California residents have expressed that their landline connection frequently acts as their sole means of communication.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Broadband Measurement Summit Moderators, Special Address Speakers Announced

Moderators to guide multi-faceted coversation at Broadband Measurement Summit on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

International

Lessons for America's Broadband Buildout From the Global South

Fiber networks have proliferated in South Africa without significant government funding because of a competitive open access model.

Net Neutrality

Content Delivery Networks Want to Be Excluded From Net Neutrality Rules

CDNs were not covered in the 2015 net neutrality order, and Akamai wants to make sure it stays that way.

FCC

FCC Authorizes Unlicensed Operations of 6 GHz Band

Seven new systems were greenlit to manage spectrum in the 6 GHz band.

IIJA

NTIA Finalizes BEAD ‘Buy America’ Waivers

The waiver exempts specific BEAD-funded equipment from the domestic manufacturing requirement outlined in the IIJA.

Community Broadband

Martinsville, Virginia, Will Take Full Advantage Of Decades-Old Fiber Network

The core network consisted of 48 strands and 20 miles of fiber connecting city schools, municipal buildings and key anchor institutions

Connectivity Standards Alliance

Tech and Telecom Groups Want Cyber Trust Mark Labeling Voluntary

The groups also said no single set of requirements can be appropriate for all IoT devices.

Digital Inclusion

Pallone Pledges to Pass ACP Extension Act

Pallone was instrumental in securing funding to establish the COVID-era broadband subsidy initiative, commonly known as the Emergency Broadband Benefit.

Community Broadband

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Connection Numbers for 2023

The community-owned fiber provider secured more than $35 million in new financing last year.