AI

Verizon CFO Sees AI as Next Revenue Stream

Skiadas unveils plan to repurpose central offices for hosting AI workloads.

Wireless

Comcast CFO Says 2025 an ‘Investment Year’

Armstrong outlines plans to prioritize wireless and broadband as competition mounts.

Spectrum

AT&T CFO: EchoStar Spectrum a Boon to Fixed Wireless

Analysts estimated the extra airwaves could support an additional 900,000 fixed wireless subscribers.

Policyband

Can Elon Musk Gain a Global Starlink Monopoly? Likely Not, Says Analyst Moffett

'Irrespective of the underlying economics, there will be multiple operators. And that, in turn, means lower returns. For everyone,' Moffett said yesterday in a deep-dive look at LEOs

Rural

Rural Co-op Executives Press Congress to Modernize Universal Service Fund

Witnesses pressure lawmakers to update funding model and prioritize affordability.

FCC

FCC Shields ISPs from Paying Agency Regulatory Fees

Broadcasters’ proposal to assess broadband, tech, and equipment makers fails to gain traction.

mergers

Verizon Confident Frontier Deal Will Close on Time

California utility regulators are scrutinizing the deal.

Digital Inclusion

Carr Looking to Scrap FCC Funding for Off-campus Wi-Fi

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, still wants to bar the agency from instituting similar policies in the future.

Pole Attachments

Shentel: Pole Disputes on the Way for BEAD Participants

The company is also looking to refinance its debt later this year.

Congress

House Approves Undersea Cable Control Act

Bill orders federal strategy to keep undersea cable tech out of adversaries’ hands.

Policyband

Sen. Cory Gardner Picked to Run NCTA as Competitive and Spectrum-Access Challenges Mount

Gardner was recently Chairman of the Senate Leadership Fund, an outside fundraising group to help Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., elect Republicans and keep GOP control.

Expert Opinion

What Was Ted Hearn Thinking? Not About Incentives

Journalists face daily deadlines, and researchers don’t really even understand the concept of a deadline.

BEAD

New Hampshire Lawmakers Prefer Fiber from BEAD

The state would get fiber to two-thirds of its eligible BEAD locations.

People

NCTA Names Former Sen. Cory Gardner as New CEO

Former senator to succeed Michael Powell as head of cable and broadband trade group.

Antitrust

Google Avoids Breakup in Search Monopoly Case

But U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ordered other changes in landmark ruling Tuesday.

BEAD

Fiber Still in Line for Two-thirds of BEAD Locations

Experts noted NTIA could still change states’ draft spending plans.