Satellite
3 More AST SpaceMobile Satellites Launched
The company, behind on it direct-to-device satellite deployment, has said it could buy a launch provider to avoid further delays
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Expert Opinion
Christine O'Connor: An Enduring Commitment to Universal Service Transformed Alaska
O'Connor charts Alaska's shift from village pay phones to fiber and telehealth, crediting universal service and the Alaska Plan while noting BEAD's work is unfinished.
Satellite
Inside Russia’s and China’s Potential Plots to Take Down Starlink
As SpaceX’s satellites have become a valuable military weapon, the two countries may be exploring options to eliminate or neutralize low-Earth orbit technology.
People
White House Nominates Danielle Thumann for FCC Spot
A senior attorney in FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s office, she would give Republicans a 3-1 majority at the agency
Tribal
Hoopa Valley Tribe Opens Data Center to Advance Tribal Data Sovereignty
New facility will anchor the Tribe’s fiber network as it expands into underserved communities in Northern California.
Earnings
Cable One Down 17,000 Broadband Subs, Optimistic About Mobile
Also recently reported results: Liberty, Uniti, and Tucows
Rural
Rural Broadband Pays Off Only When Communities Decide, Panelists Say
Rural broadband is now table stakes for economic development, panelists said on a Broadband Breakfast Live Online panel.
Social Media
Court Orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to Pay $567M to Address Kids' Mental Health Online
Meta added that it remains confident in its record of protecting teens online.
Policyband
FCC Lifts 39% Cap But Do TV Stations Squeezed by Big Tech Have a Future?
'I don’t want local broadcast TV to go the way of local newspapers. And yet the risk is real,' FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says
White Papers
From Megabits to Milliseconds
Researchers at national nonprofit Connected Nation contend that policymakers are still focused on broadband speeds while underinvesting in the middle-mile and interconnection infrastructure that will determine future AI performance.
Briefs
Broadband Engineering Consultants Launch Preconstruction Framework
The ICQ evaluation system will allow owners to review network design and capability gaps before construction.
Congress
Farm Bill Fails to Advance from Senate Agriculture Committee
Impasse leaves rural broadband provisions, including ReConnect reauthorization, on hold.
Wireless
Analysts Skeptical of SpaceX Mobile Plans
The satellite company said it intended to deploy terrestrial ‘femtocells’ to support its direct-to-device service
Briefs
Comcast Business is Deploying Private Wireless Network in Smartlink Headquarters
The network will combine cellular and radio services to enhance wireless coverage in office buildings.
Fiber
Zayo, Nvidia Team Up to Expand Fiber for AI Traffic
Zayo will build, own and operate more than 8,000 miles of new fiber, with Nvidia as an early customer.
FCC
FCC Approves Proposal on Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device, Without 900 MHz
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency was working on ‘three big, new spectrum auctions’ for 2028
