Funding
Middle Mile Broadband in Alabama from American Rescue Act Funds
Alabama announces initiative to expand middle mile broadband for rural areas.
Latest
Mobile
Consumer Advocates Seek FCC-Required Unlocking All Phones on T-Mobile Network
Consumer advocates penned a letter of requests to the FCC, hoping to lay the groundwork to unlock all such phones.
Expert Opinion
Prakash Sangam: Can IoT Devices Become Ticking Time Bombs?
Internet-of-Things devices may be making our infrastructure more vulnerable to national security threats.
Fiber
Clark County Approves Google Fiber Expansion in Las Vegas Metro
The entry-level service package provides speeds of 1 Gigabit per second at a cost of $70 per month.
Comcast
How Philly Crafted a Comcast Franchise Agreement in the City's Favor
The renewed cable franchise agreement of 2015 included an important expansion of Comcast’s Internet Essentials program.
USF
Rural Wireless Association Wants Changes to FCC's 5G Fund
The association wants certain USF-eligible areas excluded from an upcoming reverse auction.
Defense Department
Broadband People: Three New Chiefs at FCC Bureaus
Three new leaders at the Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs, Public Safety and Homeland Security and Media Bureau.
FCC
Dish Wireless Seeks FCC Help With Affordable Connectivity Transition
The company needs to be designed as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier to promote the Lifeline option, it said.
Digital Inclusion
Jessica Rosenworcel Pushes Congress on Affordable Connectivity Program
The FCC chairwoman reminded lawmakers the fund will freeze enrollments next Thursday, on February 8.
NTIA
Greater Spectrum Sharing Will Be Necessary, Says FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez
Gomez lauded the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's national spectrum strategy's four pillars.
Funding
Indiana, Tennessee, Washington, and W.V. Receive BEAD Volume 1 Approval
The four states are now free to start ground-truthing government broadband data.
Broadband Mapping and Data
State Broadband Offices Struggle to Involve Local Stakeholders in BEAD Challenges
Despite outreach efforts, only four counties, one native government, and two nonprofits submitted challenges to Kansas' state mapping fabric.
FCC
Rosenworcel Proposes Making AI-Generated Robocalls Illegal
A group of state attorneys general endorsed the move in response to an NOI.
FCC
'Alarming Amount of Vulnerable Gear': FCC Data Show 6,300 Sites with Insecure Equipment
The FCC has approved reimbursements for more than 6,300 project sites across the country.
Section 230
Senators Grill Tech CEOs Over Child Sexual Exploitation, Section 230
The CEOs defended their platforms, arguing that they are taking actionable steps to protect minors.
Fiber
BITAG Wants States to Consider Non-Fiber for BEAD
The nonprofit said broadband offices should consider cost and deployment time as well.
