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.
Public Safety
Voice Providers, Public Safety at Odds on Loosening Outage Reporting
Reply comments came in for the FCC's 'delete, delete, delete' docket on Monday.
FCC
Trump EO Could Gut FCC Digital Discrimination Rules
The agency embraced ‘disparate impact’ in its 2023 regulations.
Benton
In ‘Delete’ Docket, Advocates Want Improvements to Lifeline, E-Rate and Local Control
Public interest groups say the FCC should modernize, not dismantle, key programs.
Pole Attachments
USTelecom Urges FCC to Reject 'One-Size-Fits-All' Pole Rules
The group warned that prescriptive rules would risk undermining broadband deployment
Broadband's Impact
Trade Groups Ask FCC to Loosen Engineer Certification, Broadband Label Rules
The agency had requested input on rules it could consider repealing.
Ziply
Twenty-one States Push to Scrap Carrier-of-Last-Resort Laws
Telecom leaders call mandates to maintain copper a barrier to next-gen broadband.
Public Safety
NCTA: Vandalism of Communications Infrastructure on the Rise
There were 5,770 incidents of theft and vandalism nationally between June and December last year.
FCC
Stick With Fiber, Rural Providers Tell Washington
Rural broadband providers urged federal officials to stay the course on prioritizing fiber in BEAD.
Infrastructure
FCC Loosens Copper Retirement Rules
The agency allowed bundled voice services to qualify as an alternative option, among other things.
FCC
Industry Backs FCC’s Push to Eliminate ‘Outdated’ Regulations
Broadcasters, cable, and wireless groups have extensive wish lists for the FCC’s ‘Delete, Delete, Delete’ initiative.
Fiber
Copper Theft and Vandalism Threatening Critical Infrastructure, Say Industry Leaders
Copper theft has evolved beyond petty crime into organized operations.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on February 26, 2025 - Copper Theft and Broadband Vandalism
Increasing copper prices and gaps in regulations also contribute to the problem.
White Papers
Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft and Vandalism
To protect economic and public safety interests, regulators, legislators, law enforcement, municipalities, and communications providers must work together.
SpaceX
USTelecom CEO to Trump: Copper Networks Looking for Parts on eBay
Spalter wants Big Tech to support USF and seeks end to permitting delays.
