ISP
Regional ISP Says Fiber Buildout Will Deliver Noticeable Gains by 2027
Brightspeed said it spent its first six months rebuilding inherited Lumen systems and pushing its footprint toward a fiber-first model.
Rural
Blackfoot Asks FCC to Waive Over $1 Million in RDOF Penalties
Cites ‘unforeseeable site-specific geographic and economic challenges’ as reason for default
Funding
Senate Passes Bill to Protect USF from Weak ISPs
Bill requires ISPs to disclose financial strength to receive funds
Big Apple Connect
NYC Worker-Owned ISP Faces Uncertain Future Amid Shifting City Broadband Policy
Battle between NYC ISPs rages on.
Net Neutrality
Pennsylvania Introduces Bill to Restore Net Neutrality Protections
Introduced in response to January ruling striking down federal net neutrality
USF
Massachusetts Low-Income Broadband Bill Gets Pushback
Bill would cap amount low-income households can pay for Internet.
Expert Opinion
Michael Santorelli: Freeing BEAD from Its Bureaucratic Shackles
For the Trump administration, BEAD presents an immediate opportunity to show how cutting bureaucracy can lead to tangible results.
Expert Opinion
Greg Davis: Federal Funding Freeze Puts BEAD Broadband Rollout at Risk
A federal funding freeze risks eroding trust in national broadband initiatives. Here’s how to keep moving forward.
Ziply
Ting Halts Work in City Filled with D.C. Powerful
Ziply Fiber also saw operations suspended in Sammamish, Wash.
Broadband's Impact
Texas Awards $424.6 million in Broadband Deployment Grants
Most of the grants will fund fiber projects.
Broadband's Impact
Massachusetts Awards $12.6 Million in Broadband Grants to Comcast, Verizon
Funds will improve Internet access in 96 cities in the Commonwealth
Communications Act
Consumer Groups Looking to Pause Narrow Legal Challenge to Net Neutrality
Public interest groups want a pause in their legal challenge to a key USF funding decision by the FCC
FCC
Possible Harris VP Choice Wants Big Tech and ISPs to Support Rural Fund
Democratic Senator from Arizona wants to lower the cost of high-speed internet for consumers and rural providers.
Sixth Circuit
ISPs Urge Court to Block FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
'The FCC’s decision to treat the $150 billion broadband industry as a public utility is a question of vast economic and political significance," the ISPs said.
FCC
FirstNet Modified Contract to Help AT&T Meet Milestones, Says Report
Commerce Department inspector general says changes allowed AT&T to meet nationwide coverage metrics, instead of state-by-state requirements.
BEAD
California Opens BEAD Map Challenge Process
The state's challenge phase will last 30 days.
