Earnings

T-Mobile Adds 506,000 Fixed Wireless Subs

The company also added 54,000 fiber subscribers, in addition to 755,000 absorbed from Metronet.

Infrastructure

U.S. Broadband Spending Hit Record $90 Billion in 2024

Cumulative private investment topped $2.2 trillion

workforce

Charter to Lay Off 1,200 Workers

Layoffs will affect about 1.3 percent of the company's workforce.

Public Safety

Sen. Scott Urges FCC to Revoke Chinese Drone Approvals Citing National Security Risk

Sen. Scott sees potential to strengthen the U.S. economy through stricter actions against China

Policyband

ACLP Study Predicts Lutnick's BEAD Rules Will Leave 1 Million Locations Unserved

Analysts Santorelli and Karras support a BEAD reserve fund to connect any remaining unconnected locations.

Spectrum

Carriers, Airlines Say 180 Megahertz of Upper C-band Could be Auctioned Safely

Satellite video distribution services would need to be compressed or relocated.

Rural

Quintillion Completes Arctic Cable Burial, Restores Connectivity After 9 Months

Alaska ISP says all services have been fully restored to affected communities.

Chinese Manufacturer Says FCC Lacks Authority to Expand Import Bans

Dahua warns the FCC’s proposal could block imports of devices previously authorized for U.S. markets.

BEAD

Chambers Criticizes BEAD Delays, Calls for Clearer Broadband Standards

The BEAD program, Chambers argued, has done more to delay construction than to drive it.

AI

Prince Harry, Meghan Join Call for Ban on Development of AI 'Superintelligence'

Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity.

Earnings

AT&T Adds 270,000 Fixed Wireless, 288,000 Fiber Subs

The company said it was already deploying EchoStar spectrum through a leasing arrangement.

Commerce

Steve Lang: The Path to Victory in Shanghai at the World Radiocommunication Conference

China won the right to host the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference in Shanghai, giving it home-field advantage in shaping global wireless spectrum regulations.

Policyband

Carr Warns Broadcasters He's ‘Open to Idea’ of License Revocation

'If you think there's nothing you can do to lose a license, then it's not a license,” Carr says on the Media Research Center’s NewsBusters Podcast.

SpaceX

U.S. Pacific Territories Chart Path to Universal Broadband Coverage

Territories’ BEAD plans emphasize buried fiber, resiliency, and disaster readiness.

FCC

Chinese Testing Labs Oppose FCC Decertification

The agency has been barring labs owned in part by the Chinese government from its equipment authorization program.

Spectrum

AT&T, EchoStar: Spectrum Sale Won’t Harm Competition

AT&T wants the extra airwaves to boost its fixed wireless service.