NTCA
Broadband Providers, Bankers Want FCC Not to Rely on Weiss Ratings
USTelecom, NCTA, WISPA, and RDOF winners joined the banking industry in suggesting the agency ditch the standard.
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SpaceX
SpaceX in Talks with NTIA to Deploy Starlink for BEAD
‘For me to participate in BEAD, I don’t want BEAD to say, “if something happens, I get your network,”’ SpaceX President says.
FCC
Georgia AG Wants FCC to Allow Cell Phone Jamming in Prisons
After seizing over 8,000 contraband phones, Georgia's AG wants the FCC to allow governments to block prison wireless communications.
Infrastructure
Harris Pick Walz Just Signed Law Favorable to Muni Broadband
Walz has been lauded for his commitment to infrastructure development and broadband expansion in Minnesota.
FCC
Consumers’ Research Asks Supreme Court to Review USF Challenges
A recent Fifth Circuit decision conflicts with other federal court rulings, making a Supreme Court review likely.
Expert Opinion
How to Fund Universal Broadband Service Without the Universal Service Fund
The Fifth Circuit's decision declaring the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional is an upheaval, but also an opportunity.
Infrastructure
Groups Push FCC to Reform Utility Pole Replacement Policies
The coalition wants utility pole replacement costs split between pole owners and attachers.
FCC
FCC Approves Transfer of Unbuilt CAF II Locations
RiverStreet handed about 3,700 Virginia locations over to EMPOWER Broadband.
AEI
Panelists Disagree Over FCC's Junk Fee Approach
Expert panelists on Broadband Breakfast Live Online divided on whether Rosenworcel's approach to junk fees was too sweeping.
Wall Street Journal
Verizon Requests License to Operate Pacific Fiber Cable
The proposed segment will link Makaha, Hawaii, to Morro Bay, California
5G Wireless
Fixed Wireless Subscriber Growth Solid in Q2
Some companies expressed concerns that the mass transition to fixed wireless could lead to future spectrum limitations.
FCC
Arizona Gets BEAD Volume Two Approval
It brings the total to 28 states, plus D.C. and three U.S. territories.
Verizon
AT&T CEO Defends Proposal to Hand 4.9 GHZ Band to FirstNet
He met with three FCC commissioners last week to support the plan.
Exclusive Reports
Green Energy and the Democrats
Just as crypto has emerged as a tech and infrastructure issue with a heavily Republican tilt, advanced energy may serve a similar role for Democrats.
Senate Commerce
TDS Telecom’s Fiber Strategy Yields 2,100 New Broadband Subs in Q2
Fiber additions were offset by the loss of customers served by cable and copper Internet technologies.
Charter
Charter, Hawaiian Telcom Included in $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement
'There will certainly be additional updates from the Office of the Governor on this matter,' said the governor's office.
