Funding
RiverStreet Seeks FCC Help Because of Competing Broadband Deployments
RiverStreet aims to sidestep RDOF penalties after Cox deployment overlaps in Virginia.
Fiber
Ziply to Acquire Fiber Assets of UPN
Company will add more than 7,000 miles of fiber in the Pacific Northwest
Broadband Mapping and Data
Cox Challenge to Rhode Island BEAD Map Dismissed, Federal Suit Possible
The company said the state's challenge process rules made it impossible to challenge broadband coverage data.
fourth circuit
Cox Fights Music Industry’s Liability Allegations at Supreme Court
Cox argued that it cannot be held responsible for user piracy, as the music industry pushes for broader liability.
fourth circuit
Fifth Circuit Holds ISP Accountable for User Piracy
The court found ISP’s inaction on piracy notices contributed to copyright infringement.
Broadband's Impact
Law Professor: ISPs Shouldn’t Bear the Burden of User Copyright Violations
Telecom expert says Fourth Circuit erred in holding ISPs liable for user copyright infringement.
BEAD
Cox Sues to Block Rhode Island's BEAD Map
The company said it wasn't able to contest the state's claim that some of its subscribers were underserved.
Copyright
ISPs Challenge Court Decision in Cox Copyright Lawsuit
Internet providers said they were not responsible for subscribers’ illicit activities.
Copyright
Cox Asks SCOTUS to Reverse Copyright Infringement Ruling
The Fourth Circuit threw out a $1 billion penalty against the ISP, but upheld a verdict that found the company liable.
Charter
NCTA Urges Restricted Axon Wi-Fi Sharing
Law enforcement wireless devices on popular WiFi bands must be limited to 'true emergencies,' NCTA says
Briefs
NCTA Documentary Depicts Broadband Deployment Challenges
The documentary follows three ISP crews in hard-to-reach, rural areas of the U.S.
Arkansas
Heartland Forward Launches Broadband Careers Site with Arkansas and Louisiana
Jobs board funded by Pew and supported by employers also aims to elevate training of broadband workers.
NTCA
FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Come With a Few Tweaks
A decision to forbear from applying Title II’s rate regulation provisions would preempt New York’s law, argues one scholar.
Communications Act.
Industry and Public Interest Groups Disagree on Preempting FCC Data Privacy Authority
Industry groups want a federal privacy law to hand all authority over to the FTC.
Charter
Telecoms Urge FCC to Address Pole Replacement Costs Before BEAD Funding Delivered
The FCC approved a comment period to address the issue over a year ago.
iija
Fiber Deployment Should Consider Equity and Sustainability: Connected America Conference
Industry leaders agreed that fiber deployment should be prioritized, with other technologies supplementing as needed.
