Digital Inclusion
NTIA to Review Federal Spending on Broadband, Tech for Education
The agency is holding an online listening session on the issue Dec. 10.
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BEAD
NTIA Approves 9 BEAD Plans, Promises Early 2026 Guidance on Non-Deployment Funds
NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth said the agency was ‘operating under the assumption’ states could retain and use non-deployment dollars.
12 Days of Broadband
Who Will Dominate AI: The U.S., China, Both or Neither?
A ‘Sputnick moment’ for AI. A new cold war – the race to superintelligence – is on.
AI
United Nations Says AI's Impact Could Worsen Gaps Between World's Rich and Poor
The authors of the report are urging that countries adopt a 'people first' approach in adopting AI.
Expert Opinion
Debra Berlyn: Modernizing Phone Network Allows Older Adults to Hold On
Providers are modernizing phone networks from copper to broadband, allowing older adults to keep cherished home numbers with better service.
Policyband
FCC Opens Review of Nexstar-TEGNA Merger Amid 39% Cap Controversy
Nexstar is seeking a waiver not just from the 39% cap, but also from a rule that would disallow common ownership of three TV stations each in 23 different local markets
Fiber
Midwest-Based Fiber Builder Passed Three Million Locations Nationwide
New ownership structure accelerated deployment across 19 states.
consumers
Why Cyber Monday Could Break Spending Records Despite Economic Uncertainty
Experts expect consumers to drive record Cyber Monday spending this year, despite wider economic uncertainty.
Satellite
Report Reviews Satellite Broadband Role in Federal Expansion Programs
A Congressional Research Service report warns cost and capacity limits may restrict rural deployment options
Copyright
Supreme Court Grapples With ISP Copyright Dispute
'We are being put to two extremes here... How do we announce a rule that deals with those two extremes?'
Virginia
On Pole Attachments, Industry Groups Battle Over Cost Caps and Utility Control
Comcast cited 13,000 Virginia locations facing delayed deployments from pole disputes.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Won't Immediately Let Trump Fire Copyright Office Head
Perlmutter's case concerns an office within the Library of Congress. She is the register of copyrights and also advises Congress.
12 Days of Broadband
12 Days of Broadband: Brendan Carr, Deregulator or Speech Police?
The Federal Communications Commission's 39% problem
Policyband
SCOTUS Expected to Say When ISPs Need to Cut Off Broadband Customers Stealing Music
Billions in Fines Possible if ISPs Fail to Disconnect Infringing Subscribers after Receiving Notice from Copyright Holders
AI
AI-Assisted Shopping is the Talk of the Holiday Shopping Season
Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season.
Expert Opinion
Robert Morau: Broader Workforce Could Unlock Faster Broadband in Brownfield MDUs
The challenge is most visible inside brownfield multi-dwelling units (MDUs), where in-building work can represent up to 40 percent of total project time and cost.
