mergers
T-Mobile-UScellular Deal Closes
Opponents have asked FCC commissioners to rescind bureau-level approval and review the transaction.
Latest
Infrastructure
Richard Brandon: How Will Tariffs Impact the Telecom Industry?
With tariffs set to impact imported hardware vital to U.S. broadband, operators embracing network disaggregation can still minimize costs, boost flexibility and future-proof their networks.
Policyband
Buckeye Broadband Puts Disney on Ice, Drops ESPN Ahead of New App Rollout
USTelecom pointed to a number of states and some of their subdivisions that are slowing or stopping broadband deployment because of permitting.
BEAD
Wireless Now Dominates Colorado’s BEAD Applications
New BEAD rules push some Colorado providers away from fiber
Earnings
EchoStar Launching LEO Service, FCC Talks Ongoing
The company also added 212,000 mobile subscribers in the second quarter.
Funding
Luján Presses NTIA’s New Chief to Act on Broadband Funds ‘Day One’
Restoring digital equity and broadband funds should be Roth's first act as Administrator, Luján says.
Social Media
Musk, a Social Media Powerhouse, Boosts Fortunes of Hard-Right Figures in Europe
Musk is helping unite nationalists across borders in common cause to halt migration, overturn progressive policies and promote an absolutist vision of free speech.
Earnings
Cable One Testing Mobile Service
The cable operator lost 13,500 broadband subscribers in the second quarter.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Sens. Fischer, Cortez Mastro Introduce MAP for Broadband Funding Act
Bill pushes FCC to improve functionality and and transparency of broadband spending map
BEAD
Hundreds of Defaulted Colorado RDOF Locations May Be Ineligible for BEAD
Commnet notified FCC of default 20 days too late for BEAD
Public Safety
Rural Texas County's Top Leaders Were Asleep, Out of Town During Initial Hours of Flood Crisis
Lawmakers have filed bills to improve emergency communications and provide additional funding for affected areas.
Fiber
Study: Data Centers Will Require 214M More Fiber Miles By 2029
Increase in fiber miles will require permitting relief, other actions, study says.
Policyband
Ed McKay Named Shentel CEO in First Leadership Change Since 1988
Cable One: In 2Q results, Cable One yesterday said it lost 13,500 broadband subscribers and remained on track to replace CEO Julie Laulis.
Funding
Mission Telecom Pledges $20M in Grants for Grassroots Movements, Telecom Justice
50-plus grantees receive funding to strengthen democracy, voter engagement, and more
Earnings
Lumen Reports Over $900M in Q2 Losses
Some investors panic even as most losses come from special items.
Spectrum
EchoStar Makes Interest Payments, Avoiding Default
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr thinks the company's spectrum is underused.
