FCC
Carolina West Wireless Wants More USF Support
The company said it may have to shut down money-losing cell towers.
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Infrastructure
INCOMPAS: Deployment Barriers Hurting Effort to Close the Digital Divide
Telecommunications companies describe barriers preventing faster deployment of broadband networks
Indiana
Indiana Invests $81.5 Million in Grant Program
The fourth round of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant program results in a total investment of $216 million.
New York
New York Releases BEAD Prequalification Requirements
The prequalification application process will open on June 21.
Maine
Maine Enters BEAD Rebuttal Phase
The rebuttal phase allows ISPs to address challenges to service claims.
SpaceX
Charter Looking to Surrender More Than 1,400 Additional RDOF Locations
Tribal governments opted for their own networks or local providers.
Nebraska
Nebraska Announces Capital Projects Fund Round Two
The awards will bring internet access to over 3,000 underserved and unserved addresses in the state.
Expert Opinion
Bridging the Digital Divide with LEO Satellites
For consumers, the competition from LEOs will undoubtedly improve broadband connectivity and offerings to these rural areas.
Infrastructure
FCC Looking to Alter Financial Rules to Spur Rural Broadband
At issue is the FCC’s reliance on Weiss ratings to evaluate the safety and soundness of banks that have issued letters of credit to ISPs.
AI
What AI Policymakers Need to Be Thinking About in California and Beyond
Examples of harms from AI already exist, such as Californians being wrongfully denied unemployment insurance during the pandemic.
Democracy
Why Barbara McQuade is So Worried About Disinformation
Disinformation is a threat to democracy, especially in local elections, she said: 'True patriotism is a commitment to truth.'
DC Circuit
FCC Refuses to Stay Net Neutrality Rules, Setting Up Court Battle
The FCC also filed a motion to move the case from the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati to the D.C. Circuit in Washington.
CPUC
California Issues Last Mile Fund Draft Resolutions
Applicants for California's Last Mile Federal Funding Account can expect to receive feedback soon.
quantum
Portland, Ore: FCC Policy Denying Cities $3.75 Billion a Year
Portland wants to apply their standard 5 percent right-of-way fee to cable broadband providers.
USTelecom
Federal Communications Commission Updates Border Gateway Protocol Reporting
Regulations would require providers to submit annual reports on risk mitigation.
FCC
Panelists Debate Paid Peering, Net Neutrality at California Broadband Summit
Broadband industry groups challenged the rules in court last week.
