Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on August 19, 2026 – 150 Years of American Telecommunications: The Online Course
The course includes 35 lessons on America’s communications and information technology networks, broken into six modules.
Latest
Robocall
FCC Weighs Efforts to Address Robocalls as Industry Pushes Back
Comments on proposals urge caution based on the current technology landscape
Earnings
T-Mobile Adds More Than 500,000 Broadband Subs
The company is no longer reporting individual subscriber metrics.
Fiber
Catalina Island Getting Closer to Fiber Internet Service
The project will provide the island's 3,500 residents with high-speed internet.
First Amendment
FTC Drops NewsGuard Probe After Yearlong Dispute
Case raises questions about federal scrutiny of private content-rating firms
AI
Elon Musk Takes Stand in Trial vs. Sam Altman That Could Reshape AI's Future
The jury was selected Monday.
Spectrum
Grain Aiming to Lease Direct-to-Device Spectrum 90 Days After Deal Closing
The firm’s founder David Grain met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr last week to pitch the arrangement.
Rural
Capito Bill Tightens FCC Vetting of Broadband Providers
Measure targets accountability in how federal broadband funds are awarded
Data Center
California Utilities Have a Solution to Soaring Energy Prices: More Data Centers
PG&E believes more data centers may be the key to repairing the price crunch in California.
Oregon
Oregon Broadband Office Announces Digital Connectivity Awards
The money will be used to purchase computers and public Wi-Fi.
Labor Department
AFL-CIO President Calls AI 'Single Biggest Threat to Working People of Our Lifetime'
President Liz Shuler, whose federation of unions represents 15 million workers, pushed for guardrails on AI.
Expert Opinion
Lou Blatt: AI Models as Sovereign Assets, or Redefining Data Control in Emergency Communications
As AI reshapes emergency communications, public safety agencies must rethink data sovereignty as a matter of operational readiness rather than basic compliance.
Copyright
Labels Drop Copyright Suits Against Verizon, Optimum After Cox Ruling
The music industry was seeking $2.6 billion from Verizon and $1.6 billion from Optimum.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on August 12, 2026: Mountain Connect 2026
What's happening this year at Mountain Connect?
mergers
T-Mobile Investing $2.7 billion in New Fiber JVs
The carrier also announced a new business internet service with Starlink.
Policyband
AT&T Slashes 5G Home Internet Service by $25 a Month (or 42%) for Low-Income Customers
The company is effectively creating its own Affordable Connectivity Program by slashing the retail price of AT&T Internet Air for Americans who qualify under 18 federal need‑based assistance programs
