People

NTCA Head Shirley Bloomfield to Retire March 2026

ACA Connects also named a new COO Tuesday.

Chips

Trump AI Advisor Touts Plan to Secure U.S. Leadership

‘Let's make sure the world is using the American [technology] stack,’ Sriram Krishnan said.

Ookla

Ookla Launches Speedtest Certified for Property Connectivity Verification

Ookla launches new speedtest to verify network quality for properties such as hotels or venues.

Data Center

Data Center Boom in Virginia's 'Data Center Alley' Raises Infrastructure Concerns

Data center concentration challenges infrastructure sustainability and resilience.

Community Broadband

Minnesota Told to Take Broadband Future Into Its Own Hands

Gigi Sohn urged state leaders to look to local, community-led networks as models.

AI

Trump AI Plan Spurs FCC Review of State Regulations

Chairman Brendan Carr cites Communications Act powers as a possible means to preempt state AI laws

BEAD

West Virginia's Capito Wants BEAD Non-Deployment Funds

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, also a Republican, has also asked Commerce not to claw the funding back.

Policyband

Sen. Capito Wants NTIA to Restore West Virginia's Full $1.2 Billion in BEAD Funding

'I hope we get our $1.2 billion. I’m going to hold the Trump administration’s feet to the fire that this is what we’ve been promised, this is what we should get'

Democracy

TechFreedom Urges Supreme Court to Protect FTC Independence

Group pressed the Supreme Court to safeguard the FTC’s autonomy from presidential interference.

Canada

Canada Makes Significant Broadband Progress, But Rural Gaps Persist

Canada achieves 95% broadband coverage, despite major rural and Indigenous gaps.

BEAD Data

Oregon, Idaho Release BEAD Plans

Both would get fiber to roughly half of their BEAD-funded locations, about 53 percent in Oregon and 49 percent in Idaho.

Digital Inclusion

Affordable Connectivity Program Reached More Than Twice the Families of Lifeline

At Georgetown panel, researchers credit public-private partnerships for ACP's 43% take rate vs. Lifeline's 20%.

USF

Participants Urge Against Appropriations for USF

Some commenters said Lifeline benefits should be upped to $30 per month.

Public Safety

South Carolina Sees Breakthrough in Fight Against Contraband Phones

Officials may soon get FCC approval to jam illicit prison phones.

Fiber

FBA Opposes Lower FCC Broadband Speed Benchmarks

FBA Urges FCC to Set Higher Broadband Standards as Fiber Expands Nationwide

Social Media

Framework Deal on TikTok Reached Between U.S. and China: Sec. Bessent

Bessent says the objective of the deal would be to switch to U.S. ownership; Trump and Xi to speak Friday, possibly to finalize the deal.