Policyband

CTA’s Shapiro Fires Back at ‘Rent Seeking’ TV Station Owners

'Where’s the marketing blitz? How much prime time advertising have they done on ATSC 3.0?', asked CTA CEO Gary Shapiro

Crypto

House Sends Bill Regulating Stablecoins, a Type of Cryptocurrency, to Trump

The stablecoin bill, passed on a 308-122 vote, sets initial guardrails and consumer protections for the cryptocurrency.

mergers

Hilliary Communications to Acquire TDS Telecom’s Oklahoma Operations

Applicants assert that the deal qualifies for streamlined review.

NTIA

Senate Invokes Cloture on Roth Nomination

Former Cruz staffer could be running the NTIA as early as next week

Infrastructure

'Imagine You Wake Up Tomorrow and You Don't Have Any Access to the Internet'

Experts explore how to guarantee America’s digital future, in anticipation of upcoming events on broadband, energy and resilience.

Funding

Senate Votes to Cut Funding for NPR, PBS

Sends amended rescissions package back to the House

Tasha Boerner

California’s Affordable Broadband Bill Dead for 2025

State lawmaker points finger at the Trump administration.

Data Center

Google Commits $3B to Hydropower for Pennsylvania Data Centers

Partnership with Brookfield delivers 3,000 megawatts of hydroelectric capacity to Google

AI

Law Enforcement Must Adapt as Criminals Weaponize AI

‘Use what criminals use for bad, for good.’

Policyband

Cogeco Not Selling Breezeline Assets

NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt paid a visit to Republican FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty looking for help on the relaxation of broadcast ownership rules

Congress

Senate Vote-a-Rama on $9.4 Billion Rescissions Package Begins

Bill would eliminate $1.1B in public broadcasting support for PBS and NPR

Spectrum

Proponents Still Pushing for Tribal Licensing Window in Upcoming Auction

A draft version of the FCC's rules for the AWS-3 auction would not include one.

Satellite

SpaceX Sends Amazon Satellites into Space

Project Kuiper sends 24 more satellites into low orbit.

mergers

Charter, Cox Pitch Merger to FCC

They said the combined company would be better able to compete for fixed and mobile broadband subscribers.

Congress

Senate Committee Asks: Is Crypto a Commodity?

Discussion comes as House Republicans stall debate on three major crypto bills

Comcast

Charter Again Classifies Network Vandalism As ‘Domestic Terrorism’

Could broadband damage pose a national security threat?