Energy
Comcast Cuts Network Energy Use Per Byte Nearly in Half
Reduced energy consumption by utilizing cloud, AI, and temperature-controlled areas
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FCC
Broadcasters to FCC: Expand Who Pays Regulatory Fees
NAB says legacy media shoulders too much of FCC’s costs
Broadband's Impact
ACLU Hosts Summit on Potential Pitfalls, Promises of AI
Panelists note AI’s dual potential to dismantle or deepen discrimination
Policyband
TPI Analysts Say Lutnick's BEAD Rules Certain to Waste Billions on Network Gold Plating
Two Ph.D economists say new BEAD program rules have a major flaw and they claim it’s a costly one.
Fiber
Fixed Wireless Emerges as Contender for BEAD Deployment
Competition between internet providers heats up.
NTIA
Pew: Incomplete Federal Data Threatens Effectiveness of Broadband Deployment Programs
'Gaps in data collection can cause misallocation of public resources.'
Infrastructure
Consolidated Looking to Discontinue Copper at 45,000 New England Locations
The FCC is set to vote on easing the copper retirement process later this month.
NTIA
Iowa Launches New BEAD Bidding Round
State expected to receive $415 million to close digital divide.
mergers
Moffett Likes Charter-Cox Deal
Charter's mobile service will have more room to grow with Cox's wireline footprint.
Infrastructure
Experts Debate Real, Perceived Threats to Global Subsea Cable Infrastructure
Panel explores whether fears of cable sabotage match operational reality
Fiber
Comporium Names New CEO
ISP family-owned since 1912
FCC
Consumer Groups Balk At Verizon’s Bid to Delay Phone Unlocking
Urge FCC to adopt uniform 60 day unlocking standard instead
Digital Inclusion
FCC Flooded with Comments Over Delay in Prison Phone Rate Caps
Hundreds of copy-paste comments urge FCC to fully implement the Martha Wright-Reed Act.
Policyband
O’Rielly Says NextGen TV A Lot about Extracting 'Side Hustles' from 'Soviet-Era Politicos'
On Tuesday, the National Association of Broadcasters slammed the cable TV industry and the Consumer Technology Association, for refusing to cooperate on the transition.
Democracy
Court Vacates FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule
Major cable providers prevail.
Satellite
SES-Intelsat Deal Clears Foreign Review
The satellite operators control much of the upper C-band.
