FCC
FCC Proposes More Than $10 Million in Lifeline Fines
The proposed penalties come as the FCC scrutinizes subscriber eligibility
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Satellite
SpaceX Acquiring Grain Spectrum to Support Mobile Ambitions
Analysts were still skeptical about the prospects of SpaceX competing with wireless carriers, but wireless stocks fell sharply on the news
New Mexico
New Mexico Rapidly Accelerates Broadband Access
New Mexico has achieved 91% broadband connectivity as of 2026
Sen. Cantwell Unveils Six-Point Plan to Govern Frontier AI
The proposal calls for stronger federal oversight of Artificial Intelligence systems
Policyband
Earthquake in the Sky – SpaceX Pays $8 Billion for Grain Management Airwaves to Advance Starlink Mobile
Wall Street dumps AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon shares on Grain transaction news
USF
Three Former FCC Commissioners Advocate to Continue E-Rate Program
Commissioners argue necessity of E-Rate program as billions could be on the line.
Telecom 150
From New Deal's Electrification Loans to a Rural Broadband Dispute
Nearly nine in 10 American farms lacked electricity in 1930. In response, Washington financed an unusual kind of utility: Cooperatives owned by the rural customers they served.
BEAD
Louisiana Breaks Ground on Largest BEAD-Funded Fiber Build
Louisiana has begun construction on a BEAD-funded fiber project
BEAD
BEAD Projects Likely to Generate Millions of 811 Tickets, Researchers Say
About 58 percent of the program’s fiber will be buried
Robocalls
FCC Considers Allows Political Robocalls Before Midterms, Including AI-Created
The Republican-led FCC advanced the request for public comment and could rule on it as soon as late October
SHLB
USF Reform Could Put Hyperscalers, Data Centers on the Hook
AI companies could help reshape how broadband subsidies are funded.
Telecom 150
Lesson 7: The New Deal and Rural Electrification
Funding
Ending E-Rate Would Reduce U.S. Real GDP by $4.2 Billion, Says Advocate
SHLB and other E-Rate supporters commissioned a new report from the Brattle Group
Community Broadband
Falmouth Didn’t Build Its Own Network, But a Citizen-Led Effort Still Brought Fiber to Town
At long last, fiber-to-the-home connectivity is coming to Cape Cod.
Policyband
BEAD Deployments to Flood 811 System Designed to Shield Buried Gas Lines from Damage: ACLP Study
Analysts say buried routes will generate about 1.4 million 811 tickets, triggering roughly 8.1 million facility locates, most of them for service drops
Telehealth
A $50 Billion Health Fund and Rural America’s Internet Gaps
The funds come from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Republicans passed in July 2025
