Mobile
CPUC Raises Concerns Over Verizon’s Rollback of DEI Programs
Verizon has until July 30 to respond to assertions it may be violating California law
California
News about California broadband
Tasha Boerner
California’s Affordable Broadband Bill Dead for 2025
State lawmaker points finger at the Trump administration.
Comcast
Charter Again Classifies Network Vandalism As ‘Domestic Terrorism’
Could broadband damage pose a national security threat?
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.
Rural
Cox Back On Track with RDOF, Except in Nebraska
ISP still subject to financial penalties in the Cornhusker State
AI
Bipartisan Senators Oppose 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulation
Top Republicans, including Sen. Blackburn and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, oppose AI moratorium in reconciliation bill
Free Speech
Musk's X Sues New York State Over Content Moderation Law
Elon Musk's X challenges the state's rules for hate speech and content moderation
California
Palo Alto Prepares for Fiber Network
Another city opts for fiber broadband.
Digital Inclusion
California Assembly Passes $15-a-Month Internet Bill
The act could save Californians $1 billion annually, but ISPs worry about costs
Community Broadband
Small California City of Fort Bragg Buys Local ISP
Fort Bragg hopes to offer affordable broadband.
Infrastructure
Oakland City Council Unanimously Approves Construction of Open-Access Network
City seeks to bring broadband internet to up to 2,500 households
Briefs
SiFi Partners with Viasat to Bring Fiber to Escondino, California
Company promises first connections to occur this year
AI
House Includes 10-Year Ban on States Regulating AI in Budget Bill
The provision is tucked into the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s sweeping markup, would be a major boon to the AI industry.
Digital Inclusion
California Assembly Committee Advances Broadband Affordability, Copper Retirement Bills
A similar affordability law went into effect in New York earlier this year.
AI
Former OpenAI Workers Ask California and Delaware to Block For-Profit Conversation
'I’m happy there is an effort to hold OpenAI to its mission that does not involve Elon Musk,' said an AI pioneer Wednesday.
Digital Inclusion
California $15 Low-Income Internet Bill Gets a Hearing
First hearing is scheduled for April 30.
