Infrastructure

FCC to Consider ‘Rapid Response Team’ for Pole Attachment Disputes at December Meeting

Proposed rules would also put more limits on when utilities can pass full replacement costs to telecom companies.

Funding

North Carolina Releases Final Guidance on $100 Million Pole Replacement Program

Providers may receive up to $10,000 for each utility pole they replace in unserved areas.

American Rescue Plan

Broadcom Finalizes VMware, $191M for Wilkes Rural Broadband, Kinetic Fiber in Georgia

Broadcom announces the closing of their $69 billion acquisition of VMware.

FCC

Alabama’s BEAD Initial Proposal, Volumes One and Two

The state is asking for a waiver to open up RDOF areas to BEAD applications.

BEAD

Arkansas’s BEAD Initial Proposal, Volume Two

The state is planning to expand its fiber technician training program after funding infrastructure projects.

BEAD

New Hampshire’s BEAD Initial Proposal, Volumes One and Two

The state expects to get broadband to all its unserved and underserved locations.

Broadband's Impact

All States and Territories Have Released BEAD Proposals for Public Comment

The proposals detail plans for the $42.5 billion broadband expansion program.

Adam Thierer

One Year After ChatGPT, Washington Still Working Out its Relationship to AI: Experts

The recent drama at OpenAI reflects the ongoing debate on AI development, panelists said.

EFF

Sam Altman to Rejoin OpenAI, Tech CEOs Subpoenaed, EFF Warns About Malware

Altman was brought back to OpenAI only days after being fired.

FCC

Florida Releases Volume One of BEAD Plans

The state will mark all DSL customers as ‘underserved’ in its Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment plan.

House

Silicon Valley Rep. Anna Eshoo Will Not Seek Reelection

The lawmaker’s Silicon Valley seat will be open for the first time in decades.

FCC

FCC Aims to Combat Video Service ‘Junk’ Fees

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposes a new way to eliminate junk fees.

BEAD

Alaska Releases BEAD Proposal, Volume Two

The state is looking to set locations outside its mapped community boundaries as extremely high-cost.

Infrastructure

FCC to Vote on Pole Attachments at December Meeting

Telecom and utility companies have been clashing on replacement costs.

BEAD

Utah Releases BEAD Proposal, Volume Two

Varied geography might result in multiple high-cost thresholds, the state said.

FCC

Iowa BEAD Initial Proposal, Volumes One and Two

The state is opting into speed tests, area and MDU challenges, and new financing guidelines.