Free Speech
Paramount Pays $16M to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Suit
Settlement draws ire from Democrats and free speech advocates alike
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Spectrum
SpaceX Still Pushing for Access to EchoStar’s 2 GHz Spectrum
The FCC is probing EchoStar's use of the airwaves.
Congress
House Gives Final Approval to Trump's Big Tax Bill and Sends it to Him to Sign
The bill will become a defining measure of Trump's return to the White House
Big Apple Connect
NYC Worker-Owned ISP Faces Uncertain Future Amid Shifting City Broadband Policy
Battle between NYC ISPs rages on.
Spectrum
T-Mobile, Grain Fire Back at Opponents of Spectrum Deal
Rural wireless carriers oppose extending buildout deadlines.
Rural
Cox Back On Track with RDOF, Except in Nebraska
ISP still subject to financial penalties in the Cornhusker State
Expert Opinion
Aileen Ryan: The FCC Must Protect America’s Supply Chains Running on RFID
RAIN RFID is a form of Radio Frequency Identification
Policyband
Charter CEO Calling California Fiber Cuts 'Domestic Terrorism'; LAPD Disagrees
FCC Chairman Carr yesterday said he’s ready to drive his policy agenda forward, with the goal of making the U.S. No. 1 in wireless broadband and satellite-delivered communications.
Congress
House Republicans Struggle to Pass Budget Bill as Democrats Seek to Flip Key Votes
Major changes involving spectrum escape scrutiny as debates rage over healthcare and tax cuts
Cybersecurity
NYC’s Education Department and Public Library Pull Out of FCC’s Cybersecurity Initiative
Turn down funding from FCC’s $200 million program.
BEAD
Rural Fiber Providers, WISPs, at Odds on New BEAD Mapping
NTCA wants location-by-location verification of unlicensed fixed wireless, which WISPA opposes.
FCC
FCC Chairman Carr Announces ‘Build America’ Agenda
Sioux Falls, SD, hosted Carr as he spoke on his plans for future telecom.
North Carolina
Gov. Josh Stein Vetos REINS Act in North Carolina
Republican-supported bill rejected by Democratic Governor.
BEAD
States Receive NTIA Green Light to Relaunch BEAD Application Portals
Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan, and South Carolina to relaunch BEAD application round on Monday, July 7
Broadband Mapping and Data
NTIA Locks Additions to Broadband Maps Under BEAD
States may delete, but not add, BEAD-eligible locations
BEAD
Gomez: Preserve Remaining State Control of BEAD
The FBA president said he was optimistic states would ultimately be able to maximize fiber deployment.
