Spectrum

More Upper C-Band Lobbying Ahead of FCC Vote

The agency is set to vote tomorrow on rules for its auction in the band

Data Center

Florida GOP Lawmaker and Governor Candidate Says Data Center Bill Keeps Utility Costs Down

GOP candidate for governor aims to improve efficiency and relocate centers from populated areas.

Policyband

California Plan Proves BEAD Not a Taxpayer-Funded Sop to Starlink, Amazon LEO

California's BEAD plan approved by NTIA on July 17 cut the number of LEO locations by 47%, from 138,000 to 73,000 – more proof that LEOs will not walk off with the lion's share of BEAD billions

AI

Iowa House Republican Introduces Bill to Protect Kids from Chatbots Plying Sexual Content

The bill would ban deceptive AI personas and allow parental supervision of AI.

Texas

Charter to Let Go of 112 Spectrum Employees in Texas

The company has slated the layoff date for Sept. 8.

FCC

FCC Opens Review of Universal Service Administration, Questions USAC’s Future

The agency questions USAC’s processes, expenses, governance structure and long-term role as the Universal Service Fund’s administrator.

BEAD

California BEAD Plan Approved

The state’s LEO locations decreased by nearly half compared to its draft plan. Fiber and fixed wireless didn’t significantly change.

Satellite

SpaceX Announces Thirteenth Test Flight of Starship for This Thursday

The mega rocket will launch as early as July 23 to test its heat shield, engines, and satellite deployment capabilities.

Satellite

Towers, Moffett Bearish on Direct-to-Device Mobile Competition

AI

China's New AI Model Halts New Subscriptions as Demand Swamps Capacity

Other latest Chinese models, like Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max, are also gaining global attention.

Policyband

Senate Majority Leader Thune Backs Bill to Improve FCC Broadband Mapping and Challenge Process

'I thank FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for supporting our efforts and for his continued commitment to connecting households across our country to the Internet,' Thune said

Chips

Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC Pledges Another $100B to Expand U.S. Chipmaking

The company reported a record $22 billion in net profit for the April-June quarter.

China

Chinese AI Model Takes U.S. by Surprise with Abilities Rivaling Claude and ChatGPT

The Beijing-based startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled its Kimi K3, the latest release of 'open-source' AI making California titans of AI sweat

USF

AT&T Loses Bid to Temporarily Halt California's Enforcement of COLR Obligations

A federal judge denied AT&T’s preliminary injunction request, but allowed advocates, local governments, and a telecom group to enter the case

Spectrum

Judge Terminates EchoStar Obligation to Run a Mobile Network After Spectrum Sales

The requirement was a condition of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger in 2020.

FCC

Schools, Libraries Fight to Preserve E-Rate in Major Battle at FCC

Advocates urge stakeholders to contact lawmakers as the Republican-led agency considers changes to the $2.5 billion broadband subsidy.