Digital Inclusion
FCC to Vote on Rolling Back E-Rate at September Meeting
The agency added two items to its agenda that would scrap funding for off-campus Wi-Fi.
Latest
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Board Affirms No Separate Broadband Classification
Trade groups have said the 'electric lineman' classification for broadband workers drives up project costs.
Expert Opinion
Ediberto Roman: The HPE-Juniper Merger Should be Approved
'The HPE-Juniper merger is an uncomplicated case: It does not substantially lessen competition,' the author writes.
ACP
FCC Demands $1.18 Million in Repayment From Wireless Providers
Boomerang Wireless and Assist Wireless are expected to repay the U.S. Treasury
BEAD
WISPA Mostly Happy as Tentative BEAD Results Come In
The group is worried satellite providers are eating into the share of non-fiber locations.
Rural
RiverStreet’s $20M Fiber Build in Bedford County, Va., Delayed Until 2026
Delays from a railroad-crossing permit and added projects have pushed the timeline back to June 2026.
Policyband
Kimmel Returns After Four-Day ABC Exile, Says Charlie Kirk’s Murder Not ‘Funny’
'It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,' Kimmel said.
BEAD
Illinois to Spend More Than 95 Percent of $1 Billion BEAD Budget
The 46 states that have reported results are collectively more than $17 billion under budget.
Pole Attachments
INCOMPAS Presses FCC to Reform Pole Attachment Rules
INCOMPAS urged the FCC to adopt fair pole attachment rules
BEAD
Dashboards Shed Light Into BEAD Deployment Progress
Tracking platforms are making BEAD implementation more transparent.
Expert Opinion
Jimmy Schaeffler: Broadband, Data, and Broadcasters Are Changing
Six questions frame the importance of broadcasting, broadband, and datacasting
AI
Democratic and Republican Lawmakers Introduce Two Opposing AI Bills
One bill assess AI impacts and the other supports a national regulatory framework.
BEAD
Study Reveals Patchy ISP Compliance With FCC Broadband Label Requirements
No ISP earned full marks under FCC broadband label requirements, Toronto's York University Study finds.
Spectrum
SpaceX Plans New Constellation as Companies Pitch EchoStar Deal to FCC
The company said it could end up 'employing terrestrial base stations to enhance capacity where needed.'
USF
TechFreedom Urges Congress to Scrap Universal Service Surcharge
The extra fee appears on consumers’ phone bills to finance rural broadband, low-income, school and library connections.
BEAD
GOP Sen. Wicker Wants States to Keep BEAD Non-deployment Funds
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, also Republicans, also want the funding.
