Digital Equity Act

Trump Says Digital Equity Funding Under Broadband Law Will Be Ended

Targeted funds include $619 million, from a pool of $910 million in funding from NTIA, made available under a competitive grant program

Nuclear

Google Partners with Elementl Power on Nuclear Energy Sites as Power Demand for AI grows

Google will provide capital for the projects, which the companies say will each produce 600 megawatts of power capacity.

Expert Opinion

Roslyn Layton: Congress Re-Introduces Bill to End Big Tech's Free Ride on Broadband

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and a bipartisan group of Senators on Wednesday reintroduced Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act.

Infrastructure

Kentucky Middle-Mile Network Could Go Dark, Hurting Thousands

Kentucky terminated its contract with the network's administrator, and has yet to find a new one.

Congress

Senate Votes to Repeal Biden FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Rule

House companion effort led by Rep. Fulcher expected to move next.

Earnings

Altice USA Down 37,000 Broadband Subs

Cable losses have contributed to a slower overall broadband market in 2025.

Big Tech

Bill Gates Pledges Remaining Fortune to Gates Foundation, Will Close in 20 Years

Thursday's announcement signals a promise of sustained support for global health and education, and an eventual end to the foundation’s worldwide influence.

BEAD

Red State Senator and Broadband Providers Urge Against Major BEAD Changes

States expect new guidance from the NTIA this month.

Energy

Governors Ink Regional Pact to Expand Nuclear Energy in the West

Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sign joint agreement to coordinate energy development.

New Mexico

New Mexico Connects More Students to Broadband

The state plans to connect all schools by 2027.

Earnings

WOW! Down 4,500 Broadband Subs, Liberty’s GCI Down 900

WOW! added 2,900 subscribers from its expansion fiber builds.

Expert Opinion

PNT Resilience, Not Rhetoric: A National Security Vulnerability We Can Fix Together

NextNav already holds extensive spectrum licenses in the Lower 900 MHz band.

Trump

Trump’s Meme Coin Business Racks Up Fees as Buyers Jump at Chance For Access to the President

Trump’s meme coin has become one of the most high-profile ways the norm-breaking president has mixed politics and his personal finances.

5G Wireless

Wireless Giants: AI Foundational to Next-Gen Networks

At CTIA Summit, industry leaders rallied behind Open RAN and artificial intelligence.

Policyband

Final Senate Vote Expected Thursday on Voiding Biden's Wi-Fi Hotspots

◾ Report: Unserved BEAD Locations Plunge ◾ WOW! Down 4,500 B'band Subs ◾ Levin: Simington's 30% Cap ‘a Stretch’ ◾ Cammack Aims at App Stores ◾ Comcast Goes with Versant ◾ Comcast Losing Fitzmaurice

Spectrum

Cantwell Opposed to Auctioning Military Spectrum

Republicans are working to include a spectrum pipeline in an upcoming budget bill.