SpaceX
Protesters Disrupt Carr’s First FCC Meeting Since Kimmel Suspension
Demonstrators denounce ‘Carr, the censorship czar,’ calling for his removal.
Spectrum
SpaceX Plans New Constellation as Companies Pitch EchoStar Deal to FCC
The company said it could end up 'employing terrestrial base stations to enhance capacity where needed.'
Chips
Trump AI Advisor Touts Plan to Secure U.S. Leadership
‘Let's make sure the world is using the American [technology] stack,’ Sriram Krishnan said.
SpaceX
Canada Makes Significant Broadband Progress, But Rural Gaps Persist
Canada achieves 95% broadband coverage, despite major rural and Indigenous gaps.
Expert Opinion
Christopher Mitchell: Trump Administration Doubles Down on Pulling Investment from Rural America
NTIA has added a secretive new 'Best and Final Offer' step to the $42.5 billion BEAD program, raising concerns it will further cut rural broadband.
BEAD
SpaceX Challenges Wisconsin, Colorado BEAD Plans
Pennsylvania revised its draft results to award slightly more locations to SpaceX and Kuiper.
AI
AI Apocalypse? Why The Language Surrounding Tech is Sounding Increasingly Religious
Powerful AI could pose existential risks to humanity, even as tech leaders describe it in religious terms of salvation and apocalypse.
SpaceX
Starlink Hits 7 Million Users Worldwide
Elon Musk’s satellite company serves 150 countries and territories.
Democracy
Judge Rejects Emergency Bid to Compel Musk-Related FCC FOIA Release
However, the Court Order calls for faster document production on Musk’s DOGE program.
Spectrum
Jostling in the Airwaves Resumes After Passage of Trump’s Budget Bill
Trump’s budget law mandated a ‘spectrum pipeline’ to sell off 800 megahertz of spectrum. Coupled with FCC pressure, the law is quickly re-arranging the commercial airwaves
Satellite
California Rejects Military Plan to Increase SpaceX Launches
State panel denies Musk for a second time.
BEAD
West Virginia's BEAD Plan 94 Percent Fiber
That's the highest among states that have posted drafts of their final spending plans.
BEAD
NTIA Has a Final BEAD Proposal in Hand
NTIA official confirms agency has received final proposal but did not provide the name
BEAD
SpaceX Wants Louisiana’s BEAD Plan Reversed
The satellite broadband provider said the same of Virginia's spending plan.
SpaceX
Trump Signs Executive Order to Bolster Competition in Commercial Space Industry
Order seeks to streamline permitting processes, pare down environmental review
BEAD
SpaceX: NTIA Should Reject Virginia's BEAD Plan
The company said it should have won more locations in the state.
