Briefs

City to Connect to Chicago Via Fiber Optic Line Beneath Lake Michigan

Benton Harbor, Mich. gets 75-year lease plus free internet in City Hall.

mergers

Groups Want More Affordability Conditions on Charter-Cox Deal in Calif.

The cable companies say the terms they’ve agreed to match the Verizon-Frontier merger the state approved earlier this year

Broadband Mapping and Data

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Review of Broadband Funding Map

Measure would require FCC and GAO reviews of federal tool used to track broadband deployment spending.

Briefs

FCC Grants RDOF Waiver to Wisper ISP

The order distinguished Wisper’s request from other program defaults.

Policyband

Center for American Rights Calls ABC's The View 'a Partisan Megaphone for a Single Political Party'

Conservative group alleges an ABC station in Houston broke the law by not notifying all eligible political candidates of their right to equal time

Telecom 150

Telephone's Rise Was Shaped by Courts and Lobbying, Not Just Wires, Historians Say

The patent Bell filed in 1876 never described a speaking telephone. His lawyers later argued it did.

Drones

FCC Drone Ruling Draws Industry Warning, Could Slow U.S. Aerial Development

The FCC's drone ruling, once aimed at China-based DJI, now covers all foreign components, and industry experts warn the broad scope may backfire on American drone dominance.

Drones

China, Hitting Back on U.S. Sanctions, Restricting Exports to American Defense Firms

Among the 10 companies blacklisted by China are AVEOX in Simi Valley, California; Red Cat Holdings and Teal Drones, both in South Salt Lake, Utah; and IMSAR in Springville, Utah.

AI

In Interview with AP, Nvidia's Jensen Huang Urges Americans to Use AI More

Society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI, although Huang has been optimistic about the technology’s potential.

Data Center

Federal Regulators Order Grid Operators to Speed Power to Energy-Hungry AI Data Centers

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the grid.

AI

French President Urges U.S. to Share Cutting-Edge AI and Democracies to Cooperate on Regulation

French President Macron criticized the U.S. for restricting foreign access to advanced AI models, a sentiment echoed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Tarana

Cleveland's Performance-Based Broadband Model Drives Rapid Growth

Tarana's fixed wireless technology and a public-private partnership powered DigitalC's more than 10K-strong Cleveland buildout.

Social Media

Court Orders Ohio Restrictions on Kids’ Use of Social Media Restored

A divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled the parental-consent law constitutional, reversing an earlier enforcement block.

Webinars

Juneteenth Special: How DigitalC and Tarana Are Connecting Cleveland

With Tarana technology, DigitalC has deployed a high-speed broadband network to more than 10,000 connections in Cleveland, Ohio.

Satellite

SpaceX, Globalstar to FCC: Don’t Reconsider Satellite Spectrum Exclusivity

Sateliot had asked the agency to reconsider an April ruling affirming certain direct-to-device bands couldn’t be shared

Copper Theft

AT&T Reports Decline in Louisville, Kentucky, Copper Theft

The company is expanding efforts statewide to prevent copper theft by offering a $10,000 reward.