Digital Inclusion
One Year After Cancellation, Digital Equity Act Tied Up in Legal Challenges
The decision to cancel the program is under litigation from affected groups and states.
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Policyband
Democrat Rosenworcel’s Progressive FCC Legacy Resides on Wikipedia, Not in the Federal Code
The Biden FCC’s hard pivot left on Net Neutrality and Digital Discrimination lost in federal court, and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr dismantled Rosenworcel’s ‘homework gap’ overreach with USF money
California
Tech is Betting on a Former Executive in the Race for California Governor
Voters are questioning whether he’ll stand up to the tech industry that's backing him.
Expert Opinion
Joel Thayer and Matthew Wong: Space Policy Can’t Run on Dial-Up Speeds
A bipartisan push at the FCC and in Congress aims to modernize satellite licensing and clear the backlog threatening American leadership in space.
Digital Inclusion
Free Prison Calls Linked to Better Reentry Outcomes
Researchers said eliminating communication fees increased family contact and reduced financial strain.
Spectrum
Wireless, Cable Industries at Odds over Spectrum Needs for AI
NTIA also revamped spectrum.gov to display progress of spectrum studies.
Camp Longhorn
Texas Lawmakers Back Effort To Lift Camp Fiber Requirement
Summer camps said the mandate could cost millions and threaten operations.
Earnings
GCI Liberty Investing $100 Million in Liberty Latin America
GCI Liberty is also changing its name to Liberty Capital Corporation.
AI
Greece, Birthplace of Democracy, Seeks to Put Humanity Ahead of AI in Updated Constitution
The reforms must pass votes in two successive parliaments.
Arkansas
Arkansas Tackles Large-Scale Permitting Challenges
Coordination across agencies and jurisdictions has emerged as the state’s biggest permitting challenge.
FCC
USAC Reports Little Change in Q3 Funding Projections
Consumers’ Research raises renewed legal objections.
Amazon
Amazon Opens Full Supply Chain to Outside Businesses
The company seeks to do for supply chains what AWS did for the cloud.
Earnings
Optimum Down 64,000 Broadband Subs
The company posted 52,000 new mobile lines in the first quarter, its best in the last six years
AI
Experts Weigh Risks of U.S.-Gulf Alliances in Global AI Race
With deals in place, policy experts worry export controls and security concerns complicate cooperation.
AI
Europe’s ‘Middle Powers’ Face Structural Challenges in AI Race
European powers are constrained by limited investment and reliance on U.S. firms, speakers say.
Policyband
Vacated – Eighth Circuit Tosses Out Rosenworcel’s Digital Discrimination Rules over Unlawful ‘Disparate Impact’ Standard
Court took 588 days from oral arguments to deliver another major judicial setback for Biden-era communications policies embraced by FCC Democrats Jessica Rosenworcel, Anna Gomez, and Geoffrey Starks
