BEAD
State Broadband Heads Tired After BEAD’s ‘Long Haul,’ Benton Finds
The group is working on two research projects based on interviews with broadband directors and ISPs
NTIA
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department Commerce, is responsible for implementing the bipartisan infrastructure legislation, including managing federal broadband funding programs to expand high-speed internet access.
BEAD
CPUC Finalizes California’s BEAD Plan
Advocates in the state are wary of strings attached to accepting federal broadband funds
Spectrum
Carriers, Sharing Proponents Publish Dueling Reports on 4.4 GHz
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that an auction in the band would be years away
Spectrum
FCC Interested in 1.6 GHz Auction in 2028, NTIA Official Says
The Office of Management and Budget released a memo aimed at speeding government spectrum reviews
Wireless
Wireless Data Use Up 20 Percent Last Year, CTIA Finds
In 2025, the group found fixed wireless additions doubled cable losses
BEAD
About 1 Million BEAD-Eligible Locations Remain, Researchers Say
Tentative NTIA estimates appear to target about half those locations
Expert Opinion
Joel Thayer: Getting One Big Beautiful Spectrum Pipeline by 2028
Notifying NTIA is not the same as identifying spectrum for auction, and the FCC should use that difference to keep 2028 auctions alive.
BEAD
FBA, Benton Pleased By New BEAD Round, Electric Co-ops Want ‘Course Correction’
Based on tentative location counts, as much as $2.4 billion could be available for additional projects
Penn State University
Penn State Professor Calls for Regulation of Broadband Rates
The idea would represent a significant shift in how policymakers approach the nation’s broadband market.
Congress
House Subcommittee Advances Broadband Bills
Lawmakers are still working with stakeholders and the FCC to refine a bill on streamlining satellite licensing
Congress
House Commerce Panel to Markup Six Telecom Bills
Bills include the PLAN for Broadband Act and SAT Streamlining Act
BEAD
Michigan Signs 17 Subgrants Under Federal Broadband Program
Nearly $1.5 billion in public and private investment will expand broadband access to roughly 200,000 locations.
Spectrum
Carriers, Aviation at Odds on WRC Positions
Aviation stakeholders fear interference from expanded mobile use
Digital Inclusion
NTIA Begins Process to Revive Digital Equity Grant Program
The program faces a tight timeline for a potential December reopening.
Spectrum
NTIA’s Top Spectrum Adviser Elevated to Principal Deputy
Tricia Paoletta assumes the second-in-command role as the U.S. prepares for major international negotiations over satellite and wireless spectrum.
Digital Inclusion
Digital Equity Suit Paused Until New Funding Notice
NTIA is planning to take applications on reinstated broadband adoption funding in December
