BEAD
States $20 Billion Under Budget for BEAD So Far
AAPB's Gigi Sohn said she's trying to convince more Republicans to advocate for states keeping that money.
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Expert Opinion
Daniel Suhr: Straight Talk on FCC 'Jawboning'
Critics accusing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of 'jawboning' are misapplying the legal concept established in NRA v. Vullo.
Public Safety
New York City Sues Social Media Companies for Triggering Mental Health Crisis
The lawsuit linked social media to deadly youth trends like 'subway surfing.'
Social Media
Instagram Says It's Limiting Teens to PG-13 Content
Meta announced that Instagram will restrict teenagers to PG-13 content by default, requiring parental permission to change settings.
Policyband
Sen. Blackburn Calls Cell Phone Records Scandal an 'Egregious Invasion of Privacy’ by AT&T, T-Mobile & Verizon
Senate Republican wants to know why carriers rolled over for the Biden Justice Department.
Funding
Shutdown Enters Third Week as More Than 4,000 Federal Workers Face Layoffs, Telehealth Services Disrupted
Healthcare groups warn that the lapse in federal funding is disrupting telehealth access for underserved patients
Public Safety
Verizon in Los Angeles and Charter in North Carolina Hit by Network Vandalism
The outages underscored growing concerns about the physical security of broadband networks
Satellite
Amazon’s Project Kuiper reaches 153 satellites after latest 24-satellite launch
Kuiper’s expansion continues as Amazon builds momentum toward its 2026 service target
Digital Inclusion
California Tenants Can Soon Opt Out of Bulk Billing Plans
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1414 into law Friday.
cellular
Senate Republicans Target Big Three Carriers After FBI Obtains Lawmakers’ Phone Data
Blackburn and Hagerty press AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile over data release tied to Arctic Frost probe.
Public Safety
FCC’s ‘Operation Clean Carts’ Targets Online Sales of Blacklisted Chinese Tech
E-commerce platforms remove ‘millions of listings’ tied to Huawei, Dahua, and other entities
BEAD
Texas BEAD Plan $2 billion Under Budget
The state would get fiber to about 51 percent of its BEAD locations, with 22 percent in line for satellite.
Policyband
Iran to Impose Death Penalty if Caught Using Starlink to Spy
Draft law also makes it illegal to own or use Elon Musk's low Earth orbit satellite Internet service.
Expert Opinion
Colin Reilly: How the BEAD Tracker Speeds Up Broadband Insights
A dashboard for the digital highway from the national non-profit Connected Nation.
AI
Nobel Economics Prize Goes to 3 Researchers Explaining Innovation-Driven Growth
Aghion co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Commission, which in 2024 submitted a report to French President Emmanuel Macron.
AVs
Tesla Hit With Probe After Crashes Involving Self-Driving Feature Musk Boasted About
Federal regulators are investigating dozens of incidents in which the Teslas ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road.
