Expert Opinion
Jim Brisimitzis and Stephen Leotis: How CBRS is Powering Rural America's Agricultural Future
CBRS shared spectrum is solving rural farms' connectivity crisis, but proposed higher-power rules could dismantle the balance making it work.
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Policyband
Who Will Win This Legal Battle – FCC Chairman Brendan Carr or Superstar Lawyer Paul Clement?
Newsmax and a group of state cable associations said the D.C. Circuit should give the FCC no more than 14 days to vote on the Media Bureau’s March 19 approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA merger
Fiber
Minnesota Fiber Dispute Escalates at FCC
Gateway Fiber claims cities are blocking broadband expansion by requiring cable franchises.
Fiber Connect
BEAD Non-Deployment Funds Could Fund Precision Ag. States Are Still Waiting to Find Out
State broadband and agriculture agencies remain siloed despite precision agriculture's growing connectivity demands, panelists said.
Fiber Connect
As Federal Quantum Funding Lapses, Florida Deploys Quantum-Secured Fiber
China is spending $15 billion on quantum as a $2.7 billion U.S. reauthorization bill awaits passage.
HughesNet
HughesNet in Deep Financial Trouble as Subscribers Switch to Starlink
The satellite company is rapidly losing subscribers and money.
Amazon Leo
Amazon LEO Fuels Huge Investment in Florida's Space Coast
The company has invested millions to manufacture low-Earth orbit satellites.
Fiber Connect
Operators: Smart Communities Need More than Fiber, They Need Government Engagement
A Nebraska fiber provider built a wireless network into every city router that school-issued Chromebooks connect to automatically, turning any home into a homework spot.
Fiber Connect
GFiber, AARP Partner on Senior Internet Training, Starting with Chandler, Ariz.
One in four Americans will be over 65 within years. An industry partnership is building the digital literacy infrastructure to reach them.
Digital Divide
Charter, Cox Helping Pay for Free Internet in New York Homeless Shelters
This is part of the state's $1 billion plan to build accessible internet access in New York.
Fiber Connect
Fiber Industry Confronts Marathon of BEAD Compliance, Data Center Backlash
Fiber Connect 2026 panelists said the broadband buildout has become a marathon, reshaped by soaring make-ready costs.
Chevron
NextEra to Buy Dominion in $67 Billion AI Power Play
The new company would have a $249 billion market cap, ranking third in U.S. energy sector
Artifical Intelligence
Verizon CEO Eyes Billions in AI Infrastructure Opportunity
Wireless giant races to complete overhaul by November while cutting $5 billion in operating costs
Policyband
Sen. Cotton, Rep. Kustoff Pressure FCC's Carr to Allow Mobile Phone Jamming in State Prisons
Carr Supports Jamming, But Industry Opposition Led by AT&T, Verizon, and CTIA Has Been Intense, Arguing the Agency Lacked Legal Authority to Give State Prisons the Jamming Option
Fiber Connect
Swedish Software Firm and AT&T Lead Open Access Standards Push in U.S.
A 165-member standards body aims to make it cheaper and faster for internet providers to share fiber networks across North America.
Fiber Connect
'Light Years Ahead' is the Theme at Fiber Connect... Beginning Tomorrow
Don't miss Broadband Breakfast's wall-to-wall news and video coverage at Fiber Connect!
