Clearwave
Clearwave, Visionary Broadband to Combine, Forming 17-State Fiber Platform
The agreement reflects the continued push among fiber providers to build scale and expand into new markets
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Expert Opinion
Nate Karren: BEAD Saving Can Be Lifesaving… If We Let It
NTIA should let states put leftover BEAD funds toward Next Generation 9-1-1 upgrades, no new money from Congress required.
Policyband
AT&T Likely the ‘Fifth-Largest Copper Mine in the U.S.,’ CEO Stankey Says
Speaking at a Goldman Sachs conference, Stankey says, ‘That copper needs to come out, it needs to be monetized’
BEAD
About 1 Million BEAD-Eligible Locations Remain, Researchers Say
Tentative NTIA estimates appear to target about half those locations
Earnings
Comcast Expecting More Broadband Losses Than Last Year for Q3
The company is working on a ‘cost transformation’ aimed at saving billions, CFO Jason Armstrong said
Telecom 150
While Most Countries Put Telephones Inside the Post Office, America Tried That One Year
Britain held its network 114 years. America's experiment lasted twelve months, ending August 1919.
BEAD
Washington State Moving Along on BEAD Grants
The state’s broadband director said grant winners are seeing cost overruns
Archtop Fiber
Archtop Fiber Names New CEO as Founder Moves to Executive Chairman
The company says the move is designed to preserve momentum as it expands its fiber footprint.
Policyband
Nexstar Needs to Finish ATSC 3.0 Transition Before Leasing Spectrum to Starlink
EVP and CFO Lee Ann Gliha tells Wall Street that broadcasters’ Edgebeam Wireless consortium covers 97% of the country – optimal for a national LEO service like Starlink with mobile ambitions
China
China's Huawei Technologies Faces Racketeering Trial in New York
Chinese officials say the U.S. government has engaged in “economic bullying.”
Expert Opinion
Joel Thayer: Getting One Big Beautiful Spectrum Pipeline by 2028
Notifying NTIA is not the same as identifying spectrum for auction, and the FCC should use that difference to keep 2028 auctions alive.
Wireless
FCC to Vote on Orders Narrowing NEPA, Opening Satellite Spectrum
Also on the agency’s September agenda: Ultra-wideband spectrum rules, 911 access, and robocalls
FCC Returns $3.08 Billion to Treasury after Spectrum Auction Pays Off Rip-and-Replace Loan
The agency used proceeds from a recent spectrum auction to repay the Treasury
Infrastructure
Verizon, Corning Ink Multibillion-Dollar Fiber Deal
Corning will supply Verizon with more than 80 million miles of fiber from 2027 through 2032
BEAD
FBA, Benton Pleased By New BEAD Round, Electric Co-ops Want ‘Course Correction’
Based on tentative location counts, as much as $2.4 billion could be available for additional projects
Strand Consult Says LEO Satellites Will Complement, Not Replace, Mobile Networks
A new Strand Consult report examines the growing role of LEO satellites in network connectivity.
