FCC
Industry Groups Ask FCC to Rescind Certain Cybersecurity Regulations
Groups call regulations ‘onerous and vague.’
Public Safety
Senators Propose Task Force to Tackle Foreign Robocall Threat
FCC-led task force would strategize to stop international robocall fraud.
Public Safety
Industry Urges Federal Action to Stop Attacks on Critical Communications Infrastructure
Trade groups seek tougher laws on broadband sabotage.
Community Broadband
USTelecom Warns Permitting Delays Force Providers to Abandon Projects
Eleven states called out.
Comcast
Charter Again Classifies Network Vandalism As ‘Domestic Terrorism’
Could broadband damage pose a national security threat?
Pole Attachments
FCC Draft Order Would Set Deadline for Large Pole Attachment Requests
The draft would also set a deadline for utilities to respond to ISP requests to approve new contractors.
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Feenstra Introduces House Companion to Senate Bill that Would Assess ISPs, Big Tech
The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether the $9 billion-per-year Universal Service Fund is Constitutional.
Robocall
Supreme Court Finds District Judges Can Review Agency Rules
The telecom industry had urged justices against the move, saying it would introduce regulatory uncertainty.
Consumers’ Research
Growing Support for Assessing Big Tech to Fund Universal Service
SCOTUS is preparing to rule within weeks on a Constitutional challenge to the fund's structure.
BEAD
Lutnick Promises New Funding Notice for BEAD, Funds Released This Year
Declines to comment on rebidding, or on per-location cost caps
Digital Inclusion
One Year Without the Affordable Connectivity Program
Without the broadband subsidy, families are facing harsh tradeoffs to stay connected.
Digital Inclusion
Industry Escalates Fight Against State Broadband ‘Rate Regulation’
ACA Connects study predicts steep investment drop; while major trade groups urge DOJ to preempt state laws
Rural
Re-Launch of Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus Praised
Bipartisan caucus applauded for continuing in the new Congress.
BEAD
Broadband Trade Group Join Push for BEAD Progress
Federal lawmakers, local ISPs that participated in the program, and other have been trying to keep political pressure on Commerce.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on June 4, 2025 – What Happens to USF When SCOTUS Rules?
Defenders of USF counter that the 1996 Telecom Act sets clear limits and that Universal Service Administrative Company's role is strictly ministerial.
enforcement
Telecom Industry Groups: FCC Can’t Issue Fines After Jarkesy
The agency's chairman has defended its enforcement power.
