Policyband

Alaska’s BEAD Plan Includes Eye-Popping Per-Location Costs

Is it time for Alaska to consider moving people to broadband instead of deploying broadband to people at $113,000 per location?

Data Center

Private Equity Sees Profits in Power Utilities as Big Tech Seeks More Energy

Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s AI race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the utilities that deliver electricity.

Infrastructure

Experts Discuss the Importance of Satellite and Terrestrial Infrastructure for Resilience

A robust positioning, navigation and timing network could help America discourage attacks.

mergers

CPUC Aiming to Resolve Verizon-Frontier Merger Ahead of Key Deadline

Justice Department approval for the deal will expire Feb. 13, 2026.

FCC

Carr To Congress: FCC Improving Coordination Among Federal Broadband Programs

Chair responds to an April audit that flagged mapping weaknesses and data gaps.

BEAD

New Street: NTIA Caps Might Not Affect Many Locations Nationally

Alaska is planning to get fiber to 53 percent of its BEAD locations.

FTC

Amazon to Pay $2.5 billion to Settle FTC Allegations it Duped Customers

Amazon settled with the FTC after being accused of tricking customers into Prime memberships and making them hard to cancel.

Social Media

Chair of House China Committee Demands Urgent White House Briefing on TikTok Deal

The request by John Moolenaar, Chairman of Select Committee on the Chinese Community Party, comes after Trump signed an executive order supporting the arrangement.

Broadband Mapping and Data

New York Fed Finds Low-income Neighborhoods Pay Higher Share of Income for Worse Broadband

Lower income areas spend 2.43 percent of their income on broadband compared to 0.51 percent elsewhere, the report found.

FCC

FCC Prepares for Mass Furloughs Amid Looming Government Shutdown

Agency’s previous contingency projected retaining just 12 percent of staff

China

West Virginia To Pull State Investment from China by 2026

Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) says plans will be completed by early 2026.

Policyband

FCC Chief of Staff Calls Fixed Wireless 5G's Killer App

President Trump yesterday signed an Executive Order formalizing a deal for American investors to assume control of TikTok’s U.S. operations.

Cybersecurity

Coalition Pushes Congress to Extend Cybersecurity Law

Law’s expiration could leave the U.S. more vulnerable to cyberattacks, group says.

Digital Inclusion

Maybe 'They Forgot About It': Year After Digital Discrimination Case, Appeals Court Silent

Legal expert warns forthcoming Eighth Circuit ruling may matter less than FCC politics.

broadcast

FCC Prepares to Revisit Broadcast Ownership Rules

Chief of Staff Scott Delacourt cites recent court ruling that sets this review apart

BEAD

States Revise Tentative BEAD Awards

Minnesota revealed that costs per passing above $10,000 required written justification.