AI
A Reckoning on Social Media Addiction Came Late for Many Kids. Will AI Safety Be Different?
What lessons do the campaigns to protect kids on social media related to protect children using artificial intelligence?
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AI
AI Insiders Voice Alarms to NYC Council as Local Governments Take Up Safety Concerns
The AI insiders called for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting safety concerns
BEAD
Pennsylvania Awards First $448 Million in BEAD Funding
The grants will support broadband projects in 50 counties in the Commonwealth
Wireless
Dish Wireless Bankruptcy Pause to Continue
Dish DBS, another EchoStar subsidiary, emerged from bankruptcy last week after shedding $4.3 million in debt
mergers
Lumos Acquiring ALLO Fiber Network in Joplin, Mo.
Both companies had city approval to build and compete with Cable One
Policyband
ALLO Fiber Sells Joplin, Missouri, Network to Lumos Without Any Explanation
The deal comes after Lumos sought approval in July to build out Joplin, taking on ALLO and Cable One
Telecom 150
Should Network-Sharing Rules Reach Big Tech?
Experts revisited AT&T’s 1984 breakup and the 1996 Act for lessons on regulating technology platforms.
AI
Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead Federal AI Task Force
The announcement Sunday comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week
AI
Wes Moore Forms Bipartisan Governors Group on AI, Citing Federal Inaction
Moore criticized President Donald Trump's recent meeting with AI executives, calling it a 'billionaire boys club'
Data Center
Amazon to Invest $1B into Data Center Communities Amid Backlash Against Data Center Rollouts
The company's cloud computing arm is investing more than $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers
Telecom 150
Open Rules and Protocols, Including Section 230, Fuel ‘Permissionless Innovation’
The FCC's expanding 'Covered List' now requires companies to seek government approval, reversing innovation
mergers
Ookla Taps Seven Fiber ISPs Ripe for Acquisition
The research firm found national ISPs served nearly 50 percent of the uncontested fiber markets in the U.S.
Spectrum
Dozens of Groups Urge Top Trump Officials to Oppose NextNav Plan
Opponents said an upcoming FCC proposal on GPS ‘may incorporate elements of’ the company’s plan
mergers
Cable One Gets Another Week to Close MBI Deal
The company is acquiring the 55 percent of MBI that it does not already own
Policyband
SpaceX Has Company – Consumers’ Research Urges FCC to Fold the $4.5 Billion High Cost Fund
In 2025, Consumers’ Research lost in the Supreme Court in attempting to have the FCC’s USF contribution scheme held unconstitutional under the nondelegation doctrine.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on October 28, 2026 – Earnings Reports
How did the broadband industry – wireless, fixed wireless and mobile – perform in Q3 2026?
