AT&T

Fiber

AT&T Halfway To 2030 Goal of 60 Million Fiber Locations

Telecom giant just surpassed 30 million locations.

SpaceX

T-Mobile and Starlink Satellite Service to Officially Launch July 23

The service will come free with the carrier's top tier plans and cost $10 per month for other users, including AT&T and Verizon customers.

Spectrum

EchoStar Fulfilled Last Commitment in Deadline Extension Deal, Company Says

The company said it 75 percent of new customers in certain areas were on its own network.

Defense Department

Cable Industry Pushes Congress to Protect Wi-Fi and Shared Spectrum

Senate Commerce Democrats also said the committee's spectrum language jeopradized Wi-Fi and pushed for a markup session.

Spectrum

FCC Spectrum Allocation to AT&T’s FirstNet Illegal, Challengers Say

Groups in favor of the move are also suing; they want the agency to move faster.

Defense Department

Senate Budget Bill Attempts to Tie BEAD Funds to AI Regulation

The bill would also set up an 800 megaherz spectrum pipeline.

California

Palo Alto Prepares for Fiber Network

Another city opts for fiber broadband.

Briefs

Spectrum Offers $25,000 Reward For Fiber Optic Vandals

As copper wire theft spikes, law enforcement and corporations speak out.

Funding

Tilson Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Gigapower Contract Fallout

Tilson alleged that Gigapower failed to pay nearly $20 million in invoices.

Digital Inclusion

AT&T Says it Will Keep DEI Policies in Place Ahead of Merger

Company could face standoff with FCC Chairman Carr, but AT&T already rolled back major DEI policies in March.

Ron Wyden

Wyden Warns Fellow Senators about Executive Branch Surveillance

Claims lawmakers not being informed as required.

New Mexico

Albuquerque Mayor Rolls Out New Regulations Governing Fiber Construction

Mayor will shut down fiber builds if necessary

mergers

AT&T Paying $5.75 Billion for Lumen’s Consumer Fiber Business

The carrier plans to find a co-investor and operate the asset on an open-access basis, with itself as the anchor tenant.

Wireless

States, Tribes Oppose Carrier-Backed Plan to Ease Environmental Reviews

CTIA proposed exempting many wireless deployments from environmental and historical reviews.

Benton

Groups: FCC Needs to Combine Review of Big UScellular Deals

UScellular has deals to sell its operations and much of its spectrum to the three major wireless carriers.

Wireless

Wireless Market Increasingly Competitive: AT&T

Wireless market fully penetrated, AT&T's McElfresh says.