Earnings
Verizon to Buy $1 Billion of UScellular Spectrum
The price is higher than analysts expected, New Street said.
Benton
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.
Digital Infrastructure Investment
Government Broadband Funds Should go to Open Networks: Panel
More than 15 states say they will prioritize open access networks with BEAD funding.
5G Wireless
T-Mobile, UScellular Pitch Merger to FCC
The companies said the cable industry's mobile offerings mitigate lost competition in UScellular's footprint.
5G 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.
Justice Department
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
Defense Department
Senate Markup of ACP Bill Postponed a Third Time
Departments of Commerce and Defense requested changes Tuesday night.
FCC
Broadband Industry Groups Nearing Agreement Not to Challenge Second Circuit Decision
The court upheld a New York law mandating cheaper plans for low-income subscribers.
FCC
Frontier Expecting Minor Impact from ACP Sunset Later this Year
ACP participants make up 4% of the company's nearly 3 million broadband subscribers.
AT&T
AT&T FWA Subscribers Surpass Expectations
The company also reported low mobile churn despite network outages and a data breach.
