Broadband's Impact
Linda Yaccarino Resigns as CEO of X
Departure comes one day after Grok’s antisemitic posts
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump's Plans to Downsize the Federal Workforce
The high court action continued a remarkable winning streak for Trump
Public Safety
Starlink Supports Texas Flood Relief With Emergency Connectivity
President Trump declares the flood an 'unimaginable tragedy.'
Spectrum
SpaceX Still Pushing for Access to EchoStar’s 2 GHz Spectrum
The FCC is probing EchoStar's use of the airwaves.
BEAD
Rural Fiber Providers, WISPs, at Odds on New BEAD Mapping
NTCA wants location-by-location verification of unlicensed fixed wireless, which WISPA opposes.
BEAD
Gomez: Preserve Remaining State Control of BEAD
The FBA president said he was optimistic states would ultimately be able to maximize fiber deployment.
Donald Trump
Senate Passes Trump's Big Tax Breaks and Spending Cuts Bill
Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie, with 3 Republican senators joining all Democrats in voting against the measure.
Spectrum
EchoStar Makes Interest Payments, Staving off Bankruptcy
The company also said it would miss payments due July 1.
Congress
Senate Spent 16 Hours to Read Trump's 940-Page, Foot-high Bill Aloud
Now the long debate begins: Renewed pressure to oppose the bill came from Elon Musk, who criticized it as 'utterly insane and destructive.'
BEAD
More Than 40 Lawmakers Urge Lutnick to Reverse New BEAD Guidance
'We fear this opportunity would be squandered by the restructuring notice,' the lawmakers wrote.
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.
Satellite
Starlink Imposes $750 Surcharge on New Customers in Major Northwestern U.S. Cities
Residents in some parts of at least seven states hit with additional sign-up fees
Satellite
ULA’s Atlas V Launches Second Batch of Satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper
Amazon now has 54 operational Kuiper satellites in orbit
EVs
Would You Hail a 'Robotaxi'? Musk Bets Cabs Will Give Tesla a Lift After Boycotts
Musk vowed service will quickly spread to other cities, reaching hundreds of thousands of vehicles by next year
Maine
Driving Towards Better Broadband, Maine Buckles Up For Difficult Road Ahead
Andrew Butcher's five-day 'Driving Connections' tour will highlight broadband infrastructure investments by Maine.
Satellite
SpaceX Rocket Being Tested in Texas Explodes
It marked the latest in a series of incidents involving Starship rockets.
