NOFO

Broadband is Affordable for Middle Class, NCTA Claims

According to analysis, the middle class spends on average $69 per month on internet service.

FCC

FCC Bans First Voice Service Provider, ACP Outreach Program Funding, Ciena Buys Two Companies

Global UC is the first company to be removed by the FCC from receiving call traffic for robocall violations.

Social Media

Trump’s Twitter Account Reinstated as Truth Social Gets Merger Extension

The merger, delayed by a federal probe, has left Truth Social without expected funding.

Robocall

FCC Cracks Down on Straight-to-Voicemail Robocalls

The commission’s ruling follows a notice of inquiry the agency approved last month.

FCC

Interagency Spectrum Agreement Already Paying Off, Officials Say

The August agreement has improved the agencies’ capacity for long-term planning, said an NTIA official.

FAA

FCC Told No to C-Band Changes, New Tribal Entity Grants, Surfshark Report on Internet Value

The telecoms got into a rift with the FAA over interference possibilities with 5G deployments around airports.

Fabric

Commercial Mapping Products Positioned to Compliment, Challenge FCC Map

Commercial mapping products are emerging as complementary resources for both industry and government players.

USDA

States and Municipalities Should Move Quickly on Infrastructure Funding, BEAD or Not

Beginning financial planning early and allow time to tweak statutes that may stand in the way of certain funding options.

BDC

Industry and Other Internet-Focused Observers React to Release of National Broadband Map

Critics said that no one knows how thoroughly the map’s inaccuracies can be corrected before BEAD allocations must be made.

FCC

Federal Communications Commission Mandates Broadband ‘Nutrition’ Labels

The FCC also mandated that internet service provider labels be machine-readable.

Broadband Live

FCC Releases National Broadband Map Amid Controversy

To correct for inevitable errors, the FCC is soliciting challenges to the map’s provider-submitted data.

Infrastructure

Communities Need Governance Seat on Broadband Builds, Conference Hears

Communities need to be involved in decision-making when it comes to broadband builds.

5G infrastructure

BAI Buys 1,100 Fiber Miles of Network, Workforce Training Partnership, New Executive at US Cellular

BAI will manage 1,100 route miles of fiber from ZenFi in the New York area as part of the acquisition.

IIJA

Local Leadership and Coordination Key to Proper Federal Fund Allocation, Conference Hears

Local communities understand their own needs, said Arkansas’s Glen Howie.

FCC

‘It Is a Concern’: FCC Contractor Responds to Commercial Conflict Concerns Over Map Challenge Process

CostQuest’s CEO said states need to look at their vendors if they pose a problem challenging FCC map data.

USTelecom

Senators Push Bill to Make Broadband Grants Non-Taxable By Year-End

Sen. Mark Warner said he is in discussions to push the bill to law this year.