Shentel
Shentel Announces 2026 Annual Dividend
Annual cash dividend rises by 9.1 percent as Christopher French is set to become non-executive chairman
Satellite
Trump Signs Mystic Alerts Act Into Law After Deadly 2025 Texas Flood
Bipartisan act aims to use satellite for emergency alerts in rural areas
BEAD
Delaware Adds Verizon BEAD to JobsFirst Accelerator
JobsFirst Accelerator and Verizon BEAD program are aiming to connect more than 2,000 Delaware homes
Fiber
New York State PSC Urges FCC to Pause AT&T’s Copper Plan
NYSPSC claims the FCC has no jurisdiction to allow AT&T to discontinue landlines in New York
Nuclear
Amazon Funds Nuclear Project Planned to Generate Nearly 1 Gigawatt of Carbon-Free Energy
Amazon and X-energy aim to contribute more than 5 gigawatts to the U.S. grid.
California Body Has New Recommendations for Wireless Companies
Cal Advocates proposes several recommendations, notably aiming to prevent AI answering agents
FCC
FCC Bans Mexico IP Phone after Robocall Violations
The provider used deceptive and illegal methods to violate robocall rules.
Data Center
Hawaii's Big Island Tackles Data Centers and Definitions
Some do not want to the ban to be so broad that it excludes vital facilities
Satellite
Starlink Critical for Rural Connectivity in Natural Disasters
Starlink restored critical internet access for medial staff following Hurricane Helene.
New Mexico
New Mexico Rapidly Accelerates Broadband Access
New Mexico has achieved 91% broadband connectivity as of 2026
USF
Three Former FCC Commissioners Advocate to Continue E-Rate Program
Commissioners argue necessity of E-Rate program as billions could be on the line.
People
Charles Phillips Elected to Verizon’s Board of Directors
Phillips is co-founder and managing partner of Recognize Partners
FCC
BroadbandCensus.com Premium Content | Week of October 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, October 14, 2009 – States are beginning to offer up their selections for the broadband stimulus grant programs of NTIA and RUS. Meanwhile, the FCC preserves some degree of confidentiality in broaband data as it prepares its National Broadband Plan, and Connected Nation was denied a spot
