Chips

NTIA Announces New $420M Round of Open RAN Funding

The second round of the agency's Wireless Innovation Fund will support research and development of open radio units.

Charter

WOW! Changes Stem Broadband Subscriber Defections

In Q1, 'we exceeding our expectations' and are making substantial improvements in stabilizing subscribers, said WOW! CEO Teresa Elder.

Spectrum

Nation Can't Afford to Wait for Spectrum Authority, Say Key House Lawmakers

Planned Tuesday House subcommittee hearing with all five FCC commissioners postponed because of the death of Chairwoman Rosenworcel's father.

Community Broadband

Engaging With Communities Crucial in Building Public Broadband Networks

Speakers emphasized the importance of assessing community needs, building partnerships, and educating people about the benefits of broadband internet.

Infrastructure

DZS Broadband Announces Acquisition of NetComm Wireless

The deal is set to close in the second quarter of 2024.

FCC

Rosenworcel and Carr Circulate Proposal to Ban Covered Entity Labs from FCC Certification Program

The agency will vote to take comment on the proposel at its May 23 meeting.

Illinois

Broadband People: New Director for Illiniois Office of Broadband

Devon Braunstein, the current assistant director, will be heading the office.

Expert Opinion

Raj Radjassamy: 5G Use Cases and the Broadband Interplay

The Director of 5G and wireless for OmniOn Power, discusses the current and future use cases of 5G broadband.

Texas

California Broadband Summit in June; Broadband Communities in Texas Now

California remains the nation's largest state by far. Yet Texas is mounting a very strong second, and with a growth rate is more than two-and-a-half times that of the Golden State.

Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation

Rosenworcel Urges Congress to Bolster 'Rip and Replace' With $3 Billion

The program received a $1.9 billion allocation, but the FCC has said it will cost $4.98 billion.

mergers

Cable ISP WOW! Gets Offer to Go Private

DigitalBridge Investments, Crestview Partners team up on the bid

Expert Opinion

Utility-Owned ISPs Should Outsource Network Operations Centers

Vigilant NOC operations are vital to preserving reliable broadband performance and customer satisfaction.

Keller Heckman

Broadband Advocate Jim Baller Presented With ILSR's Lifetime Achievement Award

Baller has spent his career promoting the expansion of broadband at the national scale

JD Vance

GOP Leaders Remain Skeptical Amid Push for ACP Funding

Sen. Ben Ray Luján signaled his USF working group is looking to fold ACP into the fund.

Eighth Circuit

Intervenors Accuse FCC of Exempting BEAD Recipients From Discrimination Rules

The FCC may have breached federal regulations by introducing a last-minute safe harbor in its recent digital discrimination policies.

Fixed Wireless

Altice USA Loses 30,000 Broadband Subs in Q1

Altice Chairman and CEO: 'The competition is fiercer than ever, but our ability to compete continues to improve every day.'