Digital Inclusion

Harris County, Texas Establishes Broadband Task Force

County Commissioners unanimously voted after being presented with county-wide strategy to expand Internet

Policyband

NAB’s Kaplan Slams Opponents of NextGen TV

The FCC should finish the pending rulemaking on mobile phone unlocking prior to acting on Verizon’s waiver request, NCTA said in July 7 comments.

Infrastructure

FCC to Propose Making March Copper Waivers Permanent

The agency will also vote on a measure eliminating regulations without a notice and comment process.

Tribal

Broadband Bootcamp for Great Lakes Tribes to Take Place in August

Training equips Tribes with tools to build and manage their own Internet infrastructure.

Spectrum

FCC Draft Order Would Decline Tribal Window for AWS-3 Auction

The agency said the law allowing the auction prohibited a Tribal priority window.

Funding

New Jersey Launches $40M Broadband Expansion

Brightspeed alone expects to receive $9.8 million

Ellis Scherer

ITIF Report Addresses Evolving Broadband Market and Regulatory Challenges

'Rate regulation is inapt and ineffective.'

Pole Attachments

FCC Draft Order Would Set Deadline for Large Pole Attachment Requests

The draft would also set a deadline for utilities to respond to ISP requests to approve new contractors.

Fiber

Ezee Fiber to Acquire Tachus Fiber

Merger to boost Ezee’s footprint across Greater Houston by 60,000 passings.

Funding

Report: Wisconsin Added 163K Fiber Connections Last Year

The state’s Task Force on Broadband Access called for state investment following Trump cuts

Expert Opinion

Karl Bode: California’s Affordable Broadband Bill at Risk of Being Destroyed by Lobbying

Amendments degrade the bill’s speed definitions, weaken the CPUC's ability to hold large telecoms accountable, and creates new financial risks for municipal providers.

Policyband

Gray Media, E.W. Scripps Announce FCC Rule-Breaking TV Station Swaps

FCC lawyers under Carr defended the rules before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Oral arguments were heard on March 19, 2025, but no decision has been handed down.

Mobile

RWA Continues Push for Access to Verizon-Mediacom MVNO

Group calls Verizon’s arguments ‘speculative and unsupported.’

SpaceX

Starlink Supports Texas Flood Relief With Emergency Connectivity

President Trump declares the flood an 'unimaginable tragedy.'

AI

Google’s AI Overview Faces EU Antitrust Complaint

Independent publishers accuse Google of monopolizing news distribution.

Funding

Senate Passes Bill to Protect USF from Weak ISPs

Bill requires ISPs to disclose financial strength to receive funds