Cybersecurity
FCC Expands Covered List Ban
The agency also granted another waiver under its router ban, as requests keep coming in
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Satellite
Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium in $8 Billion Deal
The launch provider said it was partly after Iridium’s valuable L-band spectrum
National Security
InfraCo Wants Trump to Build $125 Billion Dark Fiber Network
Company executives cite national security fears, but experts say a new network ‘only gets you so far’
mergers
Verizon, BT Combining International Units in Joint Venture
The joint venture will bring in about $4 billion in annual revenue, the companies said
Data Center
Zoning Webinar Outlines Overlooked Front in Data Center Permitting Fights
Panelists discussed how to assuage community pushback with ‘common sense’
Data Center
New Florida Data Center Law Takes Effect July 1
The law will require data centers to cover full energy costs and give communities more control over data center development.
BEAD
Colorado Governor Unveils Dashboard Disclosing BEAD Funding
The portal discloses how $1.3 billion in federal funding is being used throughout the state.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Federal Trade Commissioner, Carves Out Federal Reserve Exception
Supreme Court permits FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's firing, overturning 91-year-old precedent in Humphrey's Executor v. U.S.
mergers
Comcast Spinning off NBCUniversal, Sky
Analysts were split on whether that sets the stage for a merger with Charter
Privacy
Americans are Inundated with Scams. New Polling Shows Why Few Victims Report Them
A survey found that last year alone, about 10% of U.S. adults said they or someone else from their household was deceived by a scammer into losing money.
Policyband
Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal and Sky, Ending Brian Roberts' Failed Experiment in Vertical Integration
Mike Cavanagh to become CEO of NBCUniversal and Michael Angelakis will become CEO of Comcast, with no assigned title for Comcast Co-CEO Roberts, a major shareholder
E-Rate
Library Groups Mobilize Against FCC Proposal to Reshape E-Rate
Thursday’s FCC E-Rate inquiry would raise compliance burdens for consultants, participants, and providers, librarians said in interviews
Congress
Ocasio-Cortez Introduces AI Data Center Moratorium Act
The bill expands a Senate effort to pause data center growth.
enforcement
Impact of Supreme Court’s FCC Fine Ruling Still Unclear: Experts
Small fines may become less common
Cybersecurity
OpenAI and Anthropic Limit New AI Models to Trump-Approved Customers During Cybersecurity Review
OpenAI is restricting the release of its new AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, currently available only to a small group of trusted partners, at the request of the Trump administration.
Congress
Democratic Senators Oppose ‘Weak’ House Kids Online Safety Act
Blumenthal, Cantwall argue House Republicans diluted the bill under pressure from big tech.
