Data Center
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Skip Over Data Center Moratorium Proposals and Tax Breaks
State lawmakers passed a bill requiring data centers to disclose energy and water usage
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AI
Workers That Use AI are More Concerned it Will Take Over Jobs, Phoenix Center Finds
Heavy AI users are 10 percentage points more likely to worry about their own job than light users are
Spectrum
More Upper C-Band Lobbying Ahead of FCC Vote
The agency is set to vote tomorrow on rules for its auction in the band
Data Center
Florida GOP Lawmaker and Governor Candidate Says Data Center Bill Keeps Utility Costs Down
GOP candidate for governor aims to improve efficiency and relocate centers from populated areas.
Policyband
California Plan Proves BEAD Not a Taxpayer-Funded Sop to Starlink, Amazon LEO
California's BEAD plan approved by NTIA on July 17 cut the number of LEO locations by 47%, from 138,000 to 73,000 – more proof that LEOs will not walk off with the lion's share of BEAD billions
AI
Iowa House Republican Introduces Bill to Protect Kids from Chatbots Plying Sexual Content
The bill would ban deceptive AI personas and allow parental supervision of AI.
Texas
Charter to Let Go of 112 Spectrum Employees in Texas
The company has slated the layoff date for Sept. 8.
FCC
FCC Opens Review of Universal Service Administration, Questions USAC’s Future
The agency questions USAC’s processes, expenses, governance structure and long-term role as the Universal Service Fund’s administrator.
BEAD
California BEAD Plan Approved
The state’s LEO locations decreased by nearly half compared to its draft plan. Fiber and fixed wireless didn’t significantly change.
Satellite
SpaceX Announces Thirteenth Test Flight of Starship for This Thursday
The mega rocket will launch as early as July 23 to test its heat shield, engines, and satellite deployment capabilities.
Satellite
Towers, Moffett Bearish on Direct-to-Device Mobile Competition
The FCC might take comment on opening three unlicensed bands to the service: 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz, and 5725-5850 MHz
AI
China's New AI Model Halts New Subscriptions as Demand Swamps Capacity
Other latest Chinese models, like Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max, are also gaining global attention.
Policyband
Senate Majority Leader Thune Backs Bill to Improve FCC Broadband Mapping and Challenge Process
'I thank FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for supporting our efforts and for his continued commitment to connecting households across our country to the Internet,' Thune said
Chips
Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC Pledges Another $100B to Expand U.S. Chipmaking
The company reported a record $22 billion in net profit for the April-June quarter.
China
Chinese AI Model Takes U.S. by Surprise with Abilities Rivaling Claude and ChatGPT
The Beijing-based startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled its Kimi K3, the latest release of 'open-source' AI making California titans of AI sweat
universal service
AT&T Loses Bid to Temporarily Halt California's Enforcement of COLR Obligations
A federal judge denied AT&T’s preliminary injunction request, but allowed advocates, local governments, and a telecom group to enter the case
