broadband
USTelecom Launches Campaign on Future of U.S. Networks
The initiative urges policymakers to update telecom rules as providers transition away from copper networks
Cybersecurity
Trump’s Cyber Strategy Prioritizes Protection Against ‘Foreign Adversaries’
Cyber Director Sean Cairncross says the administration wants stronger AI security and fewer regulatory burdens on tech companies.
enforcement
Major Telecom Trade Groups to Supreme Court: FCC Can’t Fine Us
The high court will hear arguments on the issue in April
IP transition
Who Will Provide Telecom Service When Copper Networks are Gone?
Both panelists said they support fiber as the preferred technology for the transition.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Industry, Consumer Groups Still at Odds over Broadband Nutrition Labels
Consumer Reports found 30 percent of shoppers recalled seeing the labels since they went into effect.
Defense Department
Judges Weigh Whether Spectrum Licenses Create Property Rights
Ligado says DoD systems are preventing its use of FCC licenses – and wants compensation.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Accessibility, Consumer Groups Warn Against Scaling Back Broadband Transparency Labels
AARP cautioned the FCC against relying on ISPs’ characterizations of consumer behavior
Privacy Challenges Are Looming Behind AI Regulation, Say FBCA Panelists
Hosted by the Federal Communications Bar Association, the event featured lawmakers and aides from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Colorado
Infrastructure
USTelecom's Spalter Urges Copper Retirement and More Fiber for Rural Areas
CEO Jonathan Spalter urged less red time and linked broadband expansion to the 250th anniversary of America.
People
People: New FCC Chief Economist, USTelecom Promotions
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's new top economist is University of North Carolina economics professor Jonathan Williams.
12 Days of Broadband
A Full Court Press for Permitting Reform in 2025
Federal agencies and lawmakers made progress in broadband and energy permitting rules in 2025.
permitting
Broadband Industry Wants FCC to Mandate 60-day Shot Clock for Local Permits
Local governments oppose the idea.
BEAD
Broadband Industry Likes New Non-Deployment Bill
The SUCCESS for BEAD Act would allow more spending on infrastructure, but didn’t specify adoption or affordability efforts.
BEAD
Wicker, Capito Introduce Bill to Ensure Use of Non-Deployment Funds
The bill would allow states to spend the money on wholesale fiber, workforce development, and mobile wireless infrastructure, among other things.
Virginia
On Pole Attachments, Industry Groups Battle Over Cost Caps and Utility Control
Comcast cited 13,000 Virginia locations facing delayed deployments from pole disputes.
permitting
Senate Unveils RAIL Act Days After House Advances Its Own Version
The bill would set permitting deadlines for work in railroad rights-of-way.
