Fiber

Optimum Urges FCC to Fund Fiber

The company is seeking reimbursements for the shift from C-band to Ku-band.

AI

Florida Sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, Claiming Company Concealed Serious Risks of ChatGPT

State AG said company suppressed internal safety warnings and deceived users about the true nature and dangers of the product.

Data Center

Vermont Blocks AI Data Center Bill

Governor returns measure unsigned, warning it could undermine economic competitiveness.

Fiber

T-Mobile Fiber Outages Continue in Select Areas

The outages are concentrated in areas served by fiber previously owned by Lumos.

Digital Inclusion

Justice Department Advises FCC to Strengthen Lifeline Verification

Opinion arrives as FCC reviews changes to enrollment procedures, including federal database checks.

Funding

Optimum Raises $500 Million as Debt Wall Looms

Looking to push lenders to the negotiating table, the company also moved its eastern footprint to a new subsidiary.

Funding

NYC Public Advocate Outlines 15-Year Municipal Broadband Plan

Jumaane Williams's ‘Internet for All’ proposal would create a nonprofit public internet option, aiming to expand fiber access citywide.

Policyband

Is Fiber the Right Technology for Alaska? GCI Rushing to Fix New Subsea Fiber Tear in the Aleutians

GCI is also buying Quintillion, which suffered a fiber break in the Beaufort Sea in 2025 that could not be repaired for nine months because of freezing conditions in the Arctic region

AI

Is it Easy or Tricky to Defend Big Tech in the Second Trump Administration?

One group always standing the corner of the technology industry is the Computer and Communications Industry Association.

AI

UK Cyberspying Chief Calls AI 'an Unstoppable Force' and Warns About Russia

'The risk of miscalculation is as high as I’ve ever seen it,' said Anne Keast-Butler in a speech at a World War II code-breaking center near London.

Satellite

As Blue Origin Investigates Rocket Explosion, Amazon Leo Satellites Still Launched

A batch of Amazon Leo satellites lifted off from another pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday night, courtesy of United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket.

Digital Inclusion

Researcher: Tribal Areas Have Lower Broadband Adoption Rates

A recent analysis found gaps in Arizona and four other states.

Crypto

Google Employee Accused of Insider Trading on Polymarket

CFTC says Michele Spagnuolo made $1.2 million placing bets on Google’s 2025 'Year in Search Data'

Subsea Cables

Anthropic Gets Subsea Cable Security Wrong, Coalition Tells FCC

The tech company’s FCC filing shows a misunderstanding of subsea cable vulnerabilities and regulations, the group says.

Mobile

SpaceX, Broadband Industry Urge FCC To Revive Handset Unlocking Rules

The groups argue lock periods should only last for 180 days.

BEAD

Electric Co-ops Finding BEAD Rules Onerous, Especially on Poles

Two said they were turning down tentative BEAD awards.