IIJA

FCC

Commerce Department’s NTIA Preparing to Distribute IIJA Broadband Funding

State allocations of BEAD funding will likely be announced by June 2023.

FSF

FCC Proposes Competing ‘Digital Discrimination’ Definitions, Advocates Clash

The FCC requested input on allowing economic and technical feasibility exceptions to the definition.

IIJA

NTIA Awards More Planning Grants, 10 GHz Band for Fixed Wireless, WISPA Warning on Digital Discrimination Inquiry

The NTIA approved eight more planning grants Monday.

ARPA

House Bill to Make Broadband Grants Non-Taxable Introduced

Sen. Mark Warner said last month he is working to pass a companion bill by year’s end.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on December 28, 2022 – New Year Recap: Biggest Stories in Broadband

Join the Broadband Breakfast team and our guests to discuss the biggest stories in broadband in 2022.

IIJA

NTIA Pushes FTC on Privacy, Broadband in Tough, NY, California Get NTIA Grants

‘NTIA is calling for rules that stop the unnecessary and harmful collection and use of personal information.’

IIJA

Local Leadership and Coordination Key to Proper Federal Fund Allocation, Conference Hears

Local communities understand their own needs, said Arkansas’s Glen Howie.

USTelecom

Senators Push Bill to Make Broadband Grants Non-Taxable By Year-End

Sen. Mark Warner said he is in discussions to push the bill to law this year.

Expert Opinion

Johnny Kampis: Federal Bureaucracy an Impediment to Broadband on Tribal Lands

18% of people living on Tribal lands lack broadband access, compared to 4% of residents in non-tribal areas.

Infrastructure

Anniversary of Infrastructure Act, Gigi Sohn Has a Real Shot at FCC, West Haven Approves Utopia

It is exactly one year since the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act became law.

Infrastructure

Perfect Timing to Attend Digital Infrastructure Investment in Washington on Nov. 17

One day before the release of the broadband map, Digital Infrastructure Investment could not come on a more appropriate date.

Infrastructure

Massachusetts Seeks Support Services In Preparation for Federal Infrastructure Funds

Applications are due mid-November, state officials said, and awards will likely be announced by early December.

FCC

Verizon Rejects Claims of Redlining, $759 Million from ReConnect, Utopia Fiber Survey

ISP is rebutting claims of the Associated Press and The Markup story on internet deals in non-white neighborhoods

Defense Department

Petition for Supreme Court Review of Social Media Laws, CHIPS Act Implementation, FirstLight Fiber

‘We have every reason to believe the Justices will … agree to hear this case,’ said CCIA President Matt Schruers

Infrastructure

Broadband Breakfast on November 2, 2022 – Workforce Development Measures

How can states sustain and expand the dwindling broadband workforce?

IIJA

Adoption Programs an Important Component of Broadband Equity, Access and Adoption Grants

To deploy the infrastructure itself, states must focus on user buy-in as well as network deployment.