12 Days of Broadband
What to Do With Remaining BEAD Funds, a.k.a 'Non-Deployment'?
As states complete their broadband spending plans, a fight is brewing over the remaining $21 billion.
12 Days of Broadband
Data Centers Dramatically Drive Up Energy Needs
AI exposed the limits of the U.S. grid, and nuclear power became Washington’s answer.
12 Days of Broadband
A Full Court Press for Permitting Reform in 2025
Federal agencies and lawmakers made progress in broadband and energy permitting rules in 2025.
12 Days of Broadband
With Denunciation of Digital Grants as ‘Woke Handout,’ $2.5 Billion in Funding Scrapped
As of Dec. 5, the government had not yet filed its response.
NTIA
Rep. Andy Barr Introduces House Companion to Senate Non-Deployment Bill
Allows states to use BEAD funds on workforce, wholesale fiber, IXPs, and wireless infrastructure
12 Days of Broadband
Three Branches of Government – or One?
White House action reshaped federal tech and telecom regulation in 2025
12 Days of Broadband
Who Will Dominate AI: The U.S., China, Both or Neither?
A ‘Sputnick moment’ for AI. A new cold war – the race to superintelligence – is on.
Free Speech
EU Warns of Possible Actions After U.S. Bars 5 Europeans It Accused of Censorship
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the five 'radical' activists, and they include Thierry Breton, the former EU commissioner responsible for supervising social media rules.
12 Days of Broadband
12 Days of Broadband: Brendan Carr, Deregulator or Speech Police?
The Federal Communications Commission's 39% problem
Advanced Energy
Why Are Wind, Solar and Nuclear Advocates So Optimistic in 2026?
Donald Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy.
Spectrum
White House Wants Portions of 7 GHz Band for Licensed Use
New Street’s Blair Levin said the memo suggested CBRS was less likely to be auctioned.
Defense Department
Trump Administration Pauses 5 Offshore Wind Projects on the East Coast
The leases are paused due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon.
Nuclear
Trump Media to Merge with Nuclear Fusion Company that Wants to Power AI
Fusion technology has been seen as a long way off but tech companies view it as a promising way of powering their energy-hungry AI data centers.
SpaceX
South Africa Eases Affirmative Action Regulations on Starlink that Musk Said Were Racist
The change affects all foreign-owned satellite internet providers that operate in South Africa.
BEAD
Uncertain Reactions to the Executive Order on AI and BEAD Non-Deployment Funds
Experts said tying the funding to favorable state AI laws could raise legal issues, but states weren’t certain to litigate.
AI
White House Issues Order Pledging to Withhold BEAD Funds From States With 'Onerous' AI Laws
Order tones down language of leaked draft, but continues restriction on dispensing remaining BEAD funds to states with 'onerous' AI laws.
