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.

Infrastructure

West Virginia Moves to Curb Pole Disputes Ahead of BEAD

New regulations clarify cost-sharing rules, reporting requirements, and new dispute-resolution process.

Digital Inclusion

With ACP Gone, California Turns to LifeLine for Broadband Relief

Three-year pilot adds internet subsidies to the state’s phone discount program.

Spectrum

EchoStar Sues to Block AWS-3 Auction Rules, Fears Shortfall Payment

If the re-auction brings in less than about $3.3 billion, EchoStar is on the hook for the difference.

Policyband

What Were Rosston and Wallsten Thinking on State BEAD Spending?

Virginia received an allocation of $1.48 billion under Biden, but BEAD deployment spending totaled just $613 million − a reduction of $868 million. Louisiana showed a similar gap.

China

China's Xi Seeks Expanded Role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Tianjin Summit

Xi proposed opening China’s BeiDou satellite system, an alternative to the GPS system controlled by the U.S., to 27 member and partner states.