Funding
Oklahoma Releases Dashboard Showing Broadband Deployment Status
State deploys broadband using non-BEAD funds
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Spectrum
CAGW Opposes Sale of Shared Spectrum in Budget Bill
Conservative watchdog warns reallocating Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum could undercut $88 billion auction windfall.
FCC
FCC Requests $416 Million For Fiscal Year 2026
Agency plans on promoting high-speed internet.
BEAD
Schumer Urges Trump to Release BEAD Funding, Warns Against Subsidizing Starlink
Senate minority leader asks the White House 'to move swiftly.’
Policyband
Trump – Musk’s Starlink ‘Saved A Lot of Lives’ in North Carolina
Senate Minority Leader Schumer sent a message to President Trump and Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Friday: No BEAD money for Starlink.
Fiber Connect
Fiber Lobbyist: Keep States in Control of BEAD
Other broadband industry groups made similar asks in a separate letter to the Trump administration.
Digital Inclusion
One Year Without the Affordable Connectivity Program
Without the broadband subsidy, families are facing harsh tradeoffs to stay connected.
Funding
Tilson Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Gigapower Contract Fallout
Tilson alleged that Gigapower failed to pay nearly $20 million in invoices.
Spectrum
GPS Vulnerabilities Prompt Industry Push for Backup Systems
The FCC is exploring terrestrial and space-based alternatives that could serve as backups when GPS fails.
BEAD
Arkansas Finalizes Bidding for BEAD Grants
About 99 percent of current eligible broadband locations are expected to be covered.
Wire
Wire 3 Expands Fiber in Central Florida With $75 Million Investment
Ocala County is now fully connected to fiber optic internet.
Briefs
Nokia Launches 25 Gigabit Network Card for Faster Fiber
'With 10 Gbps+ connectivity, games can be downloaded in minutes versus an hour with 1 Gigabit speeds,' Nokia said.
Satellite
Project Kuiper Ready for Second LEO Deployment
Starlink rival plans to launch new batch of Amazon satellites on June 13.
Briefs
Vivacity Infrastructure Group Appoints Mike Brescio CFO
He worked on a 1,100-mile fiber network through New York City.
Briefs
OpenVault: Business, Residential Peak Day Broadband Usage Up From 2021
Business upload and download traffic each more than doubled.
Policyband
FCC's Simington Ready to Apply Cable Act to YouTube TV
Arkansas yesterday said it has wrapped up its BEAD bidding process, reporting that 99% of locations have been covered by an ISP at an average per-location cost of $7,072.
