Ontario
Ontario Awards $100 Million Internet Contract to Starlink
Program will offer broadband to 15,000 locations
Levin: Elon Musk’s Growing Power Over U.S. Telecom Policy
Musk’s influence could drive changes to BEAD, spectrum policy, and the Universal Service Fund
Election 2024
Election Officials Knock Down Starlink Vote Rigging Conspiracy Theories
Some rural counties used Starlink technology during the 2024 race to access their electronic poll books.
NTCA: Satellite Internet Not a Substitute for Wireline
Satellite differs from wireline on price, reliability, and security, trade group says.
Election 2024
Prominent Conservative Endorses Carr for FCC Chairman
Next FCC Chair must restore public trust and protect free speech, Brent Bozell said
Amazon to FCC: Satellite ISPs Are The Real Deal
New 706 Report shouldn’t exclude satellite internet technology, tech giant says
5G Fund
Rosenworcel: Shooting Tragedy Shows Need for Rural Broadband
5G Fund will help reach emergency call centers in rural areas, Chairwoman says.
Rural
GOP Senators: Biden Deliberately Excluding Satellite, Wireless From Broadband Count
'When the data are wrong, policy outcomes will inevitably suffer,' GOP senators say.
Election 2024
Elon Musk Tests the Role of Money in U.S. Politics
Musk's multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump will test the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy.
Starlink Allowed to Operate in Portions of National Radio Quiet Zone
Residents in the quiet zone in Virginia and West Virginia now have the option for satellite internet.
FCC
If Trump Won, What Would Carr Do as FCC Chairman?
The agency's senior Republican outlined policy priorities in his Project 2025 chapter.
Election 2024
GOP Policy Experts Offer Views on a Trump NTIA
BEAD funds unlikely to be clawed back, one expert said.
FCC
FCC Should Pause LEO Launches, Scientists Say
More than 100 researchers warned of environmental harms from continued launches and re-entries.
Donald Trump
Trump Praises Starlink During Joe Rogan Podcast
Trump said Elon Musk's satellite-delivered Internet service saved lives.
Starlink
Maine's Free Starlink Initiative Sparks Debate Over Rural Broadband Solutions
These locations will remain eligible for fiber deployment under BEAD.
Rural
NTIA Head Calls GOP Criticism of BEAD 'Election-Year Politics'
He pointed to FCC's implementation of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund under Trump as as a cautionary example.
