FTC
FTC Phillips Stepping Down, Chips Act Now Law, Alaskan Entities Getting $50M in Broadband Grants
Phillips told Politico that he is leaving the competition watchdog this fall.
DISH
Lumen’s Multi-Gig Service, Dish Continues Drop in Wireless Subs, Wu Not Leaving White House Yet
Lumen’s Quantum Fiber will deliver up to 8 Gig symmetrical speeds in certain markets.
iija
Omni Fiber’s First Markets, NTIA Tribal Grants, Nokia Partners with AST for 5G
Omni Fiber was injected with funds from Oak Hill Capital last month.
Chips
Senate Bill Subsidizing U.S. Semiconductor Production Clears House, Going to White House
Bill aims to strengthen American self-reliance in semiconductor chip production and international competition.
Joe Biden
Semiconductor Bill Moves to House, GUMBO First Round, Brightspeed Fiber Build in Wisconsin
The CHIPS Act had been pushed by officials as a key bill to increase America’s self sufficiency on chip manufacturing.
FCC
Former Commissioners Commend FCC in Absence of Fifth Commissioner
But there’s concern a Senate vote on a fifth FCC commissioner will not happen before midterms.
Joe Biden
Sen. Bennet Says Coloradans’ Complaints About Poor Broadband Drove Passage of Infrastructure Act
Expanding access to broadband has been at the top of many of Colorado’s local, state and federal legislators’ agendas.
iija
Commerce Secretary Raimondo Heads to North Carolina to Tout Infrastructure Bill Investments
NTIA notices of funding opportunity released Friday to kick off grant disbursement.
Joe Biden
USF Funding Bill Out of Committee, Texas Social Bill Ban Temporarily Lifted, Bedoya Confirmed for FTC
A Senate committee passed a bill that would require the FCC explore including Big Tech in Universal Service Fund contributions.
Antitrust
Republican FTC Commissioner Criticizes Biden Economic Officials as Detrimental to Agency
Commissioner Christine Wilson attributes poor results of FTC staff satisfaction surveys to the officials’ leadership.
Broadband's Impact
Biden Delivers Remarks on Free Broadband to Qualified Households
Biden compared the value of broadband to telephone service, and drew parallels to the historic effort to connect the country.
Circuit Supply Bill, Tribal Broadband Funding, Lightpath Serves More with Fiber
Proponents of the Supporting American Printed Circuit Boards Act say it would increase domestic production and improve supply chain security.
Broadband's Impact
Biden Touts Telecom Commitment to Low-Cost Broadband Options
The commitment is separate from the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program.
FCC
Christopher Mitchell: Former Sen. Heitkamp’s Attacks on Gigi Sohn for FCC are Wildly Off-Base
Former North Dakota senator sounds practical, but she is misreading quotes or taking them out of context.
ARPA
Treasury Department Expects Majority of Capital Projects Funds Will Be Spent on Fiber
“We have put our thumb on the scale for fiber,” said Joseph Wender, director the Treasury Department’s broadband fund.
Russian Cyberattacks Warning, Meta Russia Disinformation, IIJA Requirements
International alert warns about Russian cyberattacks.
