BEAD
BEAD Panel Urges ISPs Not to Panic Under New Rules
Providers must navigate compressed timelines, shifting rules, and new definitions of ‘priority’ broadband.
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Wireless
T-Mobile and Starlink Satellite Service to Officially Launch July 23
The service will come free with the carrier's top tier plans and cost $10 per month for other users, including AT&T and Verizon customers.
ACLP
Study Finds that BEAD May Cost Billions Less than Expected
Eligible BEAD locations may have declined 65 percent in two years.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Bringing Ookla Speed Test Data to Bear on BEAD Program
To help state officials assess new entrants within a short time span, Ookla brings historical performance data to the table.
China
Chinese Geostationary Satellite Reaches Speed of 1Gbps
Method increases chance of usable signals by nearly 20 percent
AI
Zayo Expands To Accommodate AI Boom
Hyperscalers building increasing bandwidth infrastructure.
Public Safety
FCC Employee Charged With Sexual Assault, Abduction
Assistant Division Chief arrested and fired.
Infrastructure
Judge Dismisses Investor Suit Against AT&T Over Lead Cables
The court said some claims were actionable and gave the investors 30 days to file a new complaint.
Virginia
Virginia BEAD ‘Bargain’ Round Delayed Pending NTIA Signoff
90-day shot clock ticks while state waits on Washington.
NTIA
Luke Hogg: Fixing BEAD is Worth Minor Delays
New guidance allows fiber, fixed wireless, satellite, and other technologies compete on a level playing field.
Copyright
Judge Dismisses Authors' Copyright Lawsuit Against Meta Over AI Training
Although Meta prevailed in its request to dismiss the case, it could turn out to be a pyrrhic victory
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on July 2, 2025 – The New USF Working Group
What is the future of the Universal Service Fund subsidy program?
Policyband
Study – Lutnick Could Save Taxpayers $25B in Unneeded BEAD Money
The study by New York Law School, concluded that the numbers they crunched produced 'leftover BEAD funding ranging from $11 billion to $25 billion.'
Energy
Cruz Alleges Alliance Between China, U.S. Climate Groups Undermines American Energy
Senators clash over China’s ties with U.S. energy groups.
Dominion Energy
Utilities, Rural Carriers at Odds on Spectrum Deal with T-Mobile, Grain
The carrier is looking to sell its 800 MegaHertz (MHz) licenses for cash and Grain's 600 MHz holdings.
AI
Cruz Revises AI Moratorium, Claims it Doesn’t Target BEAD Funding
Revised moratorium relabeled as ‘voluntary’ and a ‘temporary pause’
