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Orbiting the Divide: How LEO Satellites Are Transforming State Broadband

What Broadband Offices Need to Know About Performance, Policy, and Oversight

Community Broadband

Williston, Florida’s $4.6 Million City-Owned Fiber Network To Go Live Soon

The network will serve all 3,433 residents with gigabit speeds at $49.99-$75/month.

Policyband

United's Super Bowl Ad Has One Hero ... Starlink

'Starlink is transforming the inflight experience on United planes with reliable connectivity that enables everything from productivity to streaming the biggest football game of the season.'

Satellite

Elon Musk Joins SpaceX and xAI Businesses Into a Single Company, Pre-IPO

Musk's rocket venture announced on Monday that it had bought xAI in an effort to help the world’s richest man dominate rockets and AI.

Kentucky

Bill Restructuring KentuckyWired Leadership Advances Amid Uncertainty

The middle-mile network program would be overseen by the Kentucky Commonwealth Office of Technology.

Fiber

AT&T Completes Acquisition of Lumen’s Consumer Fiber Business in $5.75B Deal

Acquisition lands AT&T with an additional 1 million fiber subscribers and 4 million fiber locations in 8 states

Danielle Pineres

Can FCC Regulation Keep Up With Space Race 2.0?

As satellite filings surge, the FCC is proposing a new framework to speed space licensing

Satellite

Amazon Wants More Time to Hit LEO Launch Milestone

Company said repeated launch delays, necessary prototype ‘reengineering’ slowed deployment

Maine

Vienna, Maine, Looks to Grow Fledgling Muni Network

Vienna, Maine's municipal fiber network signed up 240 households immediately but must reach 270 subscribers for viability while competing against incumbent ISPs' promotional offers.

FCC

SpaceX Seeks FCC Approval For One Million Satellites in Space

The European Space Agency says that 16,910 satellites currently orbit Earth, making this a 5,813% increase over current satellites.

Defense Department

FCC Open, For Now, Amid Partial Government Shutdown

The agency would furlough 80 percent of its employees in the event of an extended lapse.

Policyband

For the Record: Charter’s 'Astounding' Video Turnaround Came from Growth, Not System Acquisition

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Charter in fact added just 810 video subscribers from a single system purchase.

Arizona

WISPA Warns Against Arizona Bill Targeting Chinese Technology

The introduced bill could potentially harm Arizona’s small ISPs and rural communities, the trade group argued.

Taiwan's Economy Grows 8.6% in 2025, Fastest Rate in 15 years, Turbocharged by AI Boom

Taiwan’s exports jumped nearly 35% last year. Companies like chip-maker TSMC and Foxconn, a manufacturer of iPhones, have logged record profits and revenues.