ACP
ACP Fallout: Wireline Retains Most, Wireless and Satellite Face Major Losses
Wireline retains 90% of ACP subscribers, while wireless faces 70-80% losses.
Earnings
Frontier Adds 108,000 Fiber Subs in Q3
Frontier shareholders are set to vote on Verizon's bid to buy the company next week.
Infrastructure
Frontier Urges Shareholders to Accept Verizon’s $20 Billion Offer
The debt-burdened ISP countered claims of undervaluation coming from New Street Research and shareholders.
Open Access
AT&T Open to Tenants in its Fiber Footprint, Fixed Wireless Adds Level Off
CEO John Stankey said taking the company's own infrastructure open access in the future was 'entirely possible.'
Earnings
Verizon to Buy $1 Billion of UScellular Spectrum
The price is higher than analysts expected, New Street said.
Eighth Circuit
FCC Lawyer Defends Digital Discrimination Rules Before Eighth Circuit
ISP Lawyer Says ‘Disparate Impact’ Standard Never Authorized by Congress
Wireless
FCC Grants EchoStar Request for 5G Buildout Extension
The company agreed to provide a nationwide low-cost plan and other commitments.
Open Access
Government Broadband Funds Should go to Open Networks: Panel
More than 15 states say they will prioritize open access networks with BEAD funding.
Mobile
T-Mobile, UScellular Pitch Merger to FCC
The companies said the cable industry's mobile offerings mitigate lost competition in UScellular's footprint.
fixed wireless
Frontier Purchase Won't Change Fixed Wireless Strategy: Verizon CEO
The company is set to meet its goal of 4 million fixed wireless subscribers in the near future.
Fiber
Verizon-Frontier Deal Unlikely to Hit D.C. Regulatory Wall: New Street
The carrier will absorb Frontier's 2.2 million fiber subscribers and 7.2 million passings in a $20 billion deal.
BEAD
NTIA Releases Guidance for BEAD Buy America Compliance
Providers will need certifications from manufacturers and an internal tracker for non-waived equipment.
fixed wireless
Verizon Reports Drop in Prepaid Subscribers After ACP Sunset
The company also saw fewer new fiber customers, but expects the 400,000 prepaid disconnects were the worst of the impact.
Eighth Circuit
Blair Levin’s Big Call: FCC Loses Digital Discrimination Case
'If I had to bet today, I'd bet the FCC order is overturned,' Levin said.
DISH
Wireless Carriers Can Support 16 Million Fixed Wireless Customers, New Street Says
The four major providers will run out of fixed wireless capacity in 2029, the research firm predicted.
Digital Inclusion
Property Owners Could Evade Bulk Billing Ban, ISPs say
ISPs say property owners could circumvent a bulk billing ban by creating internal private networks
