BEAD

Arkansas Proposal Outlines Uses for Remaining BEAD Funds

With $650 million in unspent BEAD funds, Arkansas says it has a plan for how to use them.

FCC

USAC Audits Are ‘Kafkaesque,’ Industry Tells FCC

Providers say the audit process costs more to defend than it recovers - and want the FCC to fix it.

Expert Opinion

Jim Brisimitzis and Stephen Leotis: How CBRS is Powering Rural America's Agricultural Future

CBRS shared spectrum is solving rural farms' connectivity crisis, but proposed higher-power rules could dismantle the balance making it work.

Policyband

Who Will Win This Legal Battle – FCC Chairman Brendan Carr or Superstar Lawyer Paul Clement?

Newsmax and a group of state cable associations said the D.C. Circuit should give the FCC no more than 14 days to vote on the Media Bureau’s March 19 approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA merger

Fiber

Minnesota Fiber Dispute Escalates at FCC

Gateway Fiber claims cities are blocking broadband expansion by requiring cable franchises.

Fiber Connect

BEAD Non-Deployment Funds Could Fund Precision Ag. States Are Still Waiting to Find Out

State broadband and agriculture agencies remain siloed despite precision agriculture's growing connectivity demands, panelists said.

Fiber Connect

As Federal Quantum Funding Lapses, Florida Deploys Quantum-Secured Fiber

China is spending $15 billion on quantum as a $2.7 billion U.S. reauthorization bill awaits passage.

HughesNet

HughesNet in Deep Financial Trouble as Subscribers Switch to Starlink

The satellite company is rapidly losing subscribers and money.

Amazon Leo

Amazon LEO Fuels Huge Investment in Florida's Space Coast

The company has invested millions to manufacture low-Earth orbit satellites.

Fiber Connect

Operators: Smart Communities Need More than Fiber, They Need Government Engagement

A Nebraska fiber provider built a wireless network into every city router that school-issued Chromebooks connect to automatically, turning any home into a homework spot.

Fiber Connect

GFiber, AARP Partner on Senior Internet Training, Starting with Chandler, Ariz.

One in four Americans will be over 65 within years. An industry partnership is building the digital literacy infrastructure to reach them.

Digital Divide

Charter, Cox Helping Pay for Free Internet in New York Homeless Shelters

This is part of the state's $1 billion plan to build accessible internet access in New York.

Fiber Connect

Fiber Industry Confronts Marathon of BEAD Compliance, Data Center Backlash

Fiber Connect 2026 panelists said the broadband buildout has become a marathon, reshaped by soaring make-ready costs.

Chevron

NextEra to Buy Dominion in $67 Billion AI Power Play

The new company would have a $249 billion market cap, ranking third in U.S. energy sector

Artifical Intelligence

Verizon CEO Eyes Billions in AI Infrastructure Opportunity

Wireless giant races to complete overhaul by November while cutting $5 billion in operating costs

Policyband

Sen. Cotton, Rep. Kustoff Pressure FCC's Carr to Allow Mobile Phone Jamming in State Prisons

Carr Supports Jamming, But Industry Opposition Led by AT&T, Verizon, and CTIA Has Been Intense, Arguing the Agency Lacked Legal Authority to Give State Prisons the Jamming Option