FCC
In FCC’s High-Cost Modernization Docket, SpaceX Stands Alone
SpaceX wants the FCC to sunset ‘high-cost’ rural broadband subsidies – almost no one else agrees.
AI
Fiber Users More Likely to Engage With AI More, Analyst Finds
AI sessions with fiber connection are 50 percent more intensive than those with cable.
AI
FBA Urges FCC to Set Higher Broadband Speeds as AI Expands
The association is asking the FCC to reevaluate internet speed requirements in light of AI’s expansion.
Labor Department
New Mexico To Close Digital Divide With $382 Million From BEAD
The state broadband office hopes to use BEAD non-deployment dollars to expand infrastructure, 5G, and workforce programs.
USF
Expert Says Millions of Areas Remain Unserved In Spite of BEAD and Other Programs
Increased competition in already-served markets could leave rural communities behind.
Fiber
Fiber Broadband Report Notes Significant Progress on Fiber Deployment, Increased Costs
More than 60% of U.S. households now are serviceable by fiber. But 92% of respondents said costs have risen since 2024
BEAD
Colorado, Wyoming Clear NIST Approval on BEAD Plans
June policy changes pushed deployment back by 18 months in Colorado, the state's broadband director said.
BEAD
Non-Deployment Funds Unlikely to be Clawed Back, Experts Say
NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth has said she would support permitting reform as one potential use for the funds.
Fiber
Fiber is the Foundation for the Next Wave of Connectivity, Say Advocates
‘Fiber always wins,’ said market analyst Michael Render
FBA
Chambers Criticizes BEAD Delays, Calls for Clearer Broadband Standards
The BEAD program, Chambers argued, has done more to delay construction than to drive it.
SpaceX
Speed Tests Could Help Improve Broadband Oversight, Ookla Executive Says
Rural Starlink users often report higher speeds than customers in congested urban areas
FBA
Broadband Spared as Ernst Urges $2 Trillion Cuts
After calling BEAD a “boondoggle” last year, the Iowa senator omitted the program.
FBA
Minnesota Broadband Chief on BEAD Challenges, State Investments, and Tribal Partnerships
While BEAD changes complicated Minnesota’s broadband plan, state investments and tribal partnerships remain strong.
Pole Attachments
Citynet CEO: West Virginia Broadband Held Back by Pole Fights
W.V. provider expresses hope that problems will soon be fixed
NTIA
FBA: ‘The Fiber Industry Could Not Be Better’
Trade association elated by passage of OBBB
BEAD
Gomez: Preserve Remaining State Control of BEAD
The FBA president said he was optimistic states would ultimately be able to maximize fiber deployment.
