New York Law Institute Opposes Proposed 'Internet for All' PlanResearchers argue a city-owned broadband network in New York City would be costly and difficult to sustain.Broadband Breakfast·9h ago·1 min readan op-edproposed in late MayLearn about America250 / Telecom150Subscribe now
Education Groups Urge FCC to Drop Questions About Ending E-RateCoalition argues FCC lacks authority to terminate or narrow school and library broadband subsidiesBroadband Breakfast·10h ago·1 min readan ex parteLearn about America250 / Telecom150Subscribe now
AWS-3 Re-Auction Clears $2.9 BillionEchoStar would have been on the hook for a penalty payment if the licenses fetched less than that.Broadband Breakfast·11h ago·3 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150settled with the FCCauction websitesome speculation
Sparklight Mississippi Investments Total Nearly $36 MillionThe move follows network upgrades in Texas and ArizonaBroadband Breakfast·13h ago·1 min read, according to a June 12 announcementLearn about America250 / Telecom150
Cruz not Sold on T-Mobile-Grain DealThe FCC should only approve the deal with ‘specific, enforceable deployment requirements,’ he wrote in a letter to the agencyBroadband Breakfast·13h ago·4 min reada Monday letterLearn about America250 / Telecom150raised similar concernslonger timelines
Charter Awards $1.1 Million in Digital Education GrantsCompany’s charitable program has awarded more than $12 million in grants since 2017Broadband Breakfast·14h ago·1 min readannounced its latest roundLearn about America250 / Telecom150
New York Bill Mandating Internet in Shelters Awaits Hochul’s SignatureThe legislation would require temporary housing shelters in New York to provide Gigabit speed internet service. Broadband Breakfast·14h ago·2 min readproposed legislationLearn about America250 / Telecom150A surveyin May
Google Invests $1.5 Billion in Alabama Data Center ExpansionThe company is investing $2 million to support programs that bring down monthly energy bills for local families. Broadband Breakfast·15h ago·3 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150LinkedIn PostRatepayer Protection Pledgea release
ISPs, Advocates Split on FCC Preemption of California Copper RulesAlso, the state’s telecom regulator urged the FCC to reject AT&T’s copper retirement requestBroadband Breakfast·16h ago·5 min readcopper retirement rulesLearn about America250 / Telecom150earlier this monthAT&T
Cybersecurity Execs Urge the Trump Administration to Ease Restrictions on Anthropic AI ModelsIn the Sunday letter, more than 100 cybersecurity experts and company leaders asked the government to lift the export control directives.Broadband Breakfast·1d ago·3 min readAnthropic'sto complyLearn about America250 / Telecom150discussions with the White House
Data Center Pushback Hit Record Levels in Early 2026, Report SaysOpposition delayed or blocked at least $130 billion in projects in Q1 Broadband Breakfast·1d ago·2 min readData Center Watch reportLearn about America250 / Telecom150according to NBC Newspassed what would have been the nation’s first statewide data center moratorium
Industry Lawyer: ISPs Should Keep a Close Eye on FCC’s State Pole ReviewFCC is considering revocation of states’ jurisdiction over pole attachmentsBroadband Breakfast·1d ago·2 min readfollowing a Federal Communications Commission public noticean industry lawyer said on FridayLearn about America250 / Telecom150FCC public notice on June 11
USF Contribution Factor Hits Record 38.8% in Third QuarterFCC reduced projected demand by $125 million, but the assessment rate still reached an all-time high.Broadband Breakfast·1d ago·3 min reada noticeLearn about America250 / Telecom150previously projectedrelease draft legislation
Companies Might Consider Nonpayment After Supreme Court Upheld FCC Fine Powers: ExpertsThe court preserved the agency’s power to issue fines, but said those forfeiture orders were nonbinding.Broadband Breakfast·1d ago·5 min readhad arguedLearn about America250 / Telecom150are nonbindingpreserve the agency’s ability
FCC Cuts SK Teleco’s Access to U.S. Voice NetworksThe Montana-based provider failed to respond to requests tied to suspected illegal robocalls, the agency said.Broadband Breakfast·1d ago·3 min reada releaseLearn about America250 / Telecom150over 1,200 non-compliant
Hochul’s Nuclear Push Collides With Data Center Moratorium FightThe plan comes as lawmakers press Hochul to pause large data centers and keep their power costs off ratepayers. Broadband Breakfast·1d ago·3 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150state options paperapproximately 3.75 million homesNYSERDA’s request for information said the agency did not intend to publish responses
Fox to Buy Streaming Pioneer Roku in a $22 Billion DealFox Corp. is acquiring streaming platform Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $22 billion, gaining access to the Roku Channel and more than 100 million global streaming households.Broadband Breakfast·1d ago·3 min readRokuLearn about America250 / Telecom150
Rural Carriers, Consumer Groups Want Verizon-Array Spectrum Deal ReviewedSeparately, the Rural Wireless Association also raised concerns about the proposed T-Mobile-Grain deal.Broadband Breakfast·1d ago·5 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150a Friday filingissued a statementapproving the Verizon deal
One Year After DOGE Cuts, Cybersecurity Agency Struggles Over StaffingLawmakers and experts question whether the federal government's cyber defense agency can recover from losing roughly one-third of its workforce. Broadband Breakfast·3d ago·5 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150more recentlyintrusion exposedsaid Sen. Gary Peters
Ads in New York Must Now Label AI-Generated ‘Synthetic Performers’The 'first-in-the-nation law' is aimed at enhancing transparency, and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in December, it took effect Tuesday. Broadband Breakfast·3d ago·4 min readGov. Kathy HochulLearn about America250 / Telecom150ratified a new contractan executive order pressuring states
Anthropic Said Friday it Took Its Latest AI Models Offline to Comply with Export ControlsFable 5 and Mythos 5 offline as company complied with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent tool's use by foreign nationals.Broadband Breakfast·4d ago·2 min readAI giant AnthropicLearn about America250 / Telecom150AI systems
Google Exiting CBRS Spectrum ManagementAlso, pro-CBRS groups released a report highlighting deployments in the band.Broadband Breakfast·4d ago·4 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150company’s websitea LinkedIn postreleased a report
Fiber Projects Capture Most of $18.2 Million California Broadband InvestmentFour projects led by Plumas-Sierra Telecom awarded $14.7 million of approved fundingBroadband Breakfast·4d ago·2 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150pulled a proposed
State Department, Starlink to Cooperate on Disaster ResponseAgreement will enhance U.S. and international humanitarian efforts.Broadband Breakfast·4d ago·2 min readsaid in a press releaseLearn about America250 / Telecom150aided relief effortssaid
Broadcasters Support NO FAKES ActSenate bill would protect Americans from unauthorized AI deepfakes.Broadband Breakfast·4d ago·2 min readpass the NO FAKES ActletterLearn about America250 / Telecom150revised Senate bill
NTIA Defends BEAD Pole RulesProviders anticipate understaffed cities, utilities being a deployment challenge.Broadband Breakfast·4d ago·6 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150entire in-state footprinthas argued thatA May analysis
California Lawmaker Pulls Constitutional Amendment Reshaping Telecom OversightBoerner says the proposal needs more work as opponents warn it could undermine the CPUC's telecommunications authorityBroadband Breakfast·4d ago·3 min readACA 9Learn about America250 / Telecom150a statementon May 18
SpaceX Soars 25% in Wall Street Debut and Makes Elon Musk the First TrillionaireThe company has a market value of $2.21 trillion, with Forbes estimating Musk’s net worth at $1.1 trillion. Broadband Breakfast·4d ago·4 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150
Lawmakers Press Commerce over Withholding of Billions in Broadband FundsHouse Democrats dispute characterization of $21 billion in unspent funds as ‘taxpayer savings.’Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·2 min reada letterLearn about America250 / Telecom150one year sinceintroduced legislation
Arkansas First State to Execute BEAD Agreement with Amazon LeoArkansas also signed a grant agreement with SpaceX.Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·2 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150left itself with more than $600,000 in BEAD fundsagreement with SpaceX
KKR, Warburg Pincus Investigate Selling UK Fiber AssetsThe private equity firms are testing market interest amidst challenges to the UK’s broadband industryBroadband Breakfast·5d ago·2 min readFinancial Times400,000 customersLearn about America250 / Telecom150450,000 customers
Sen. Cotton Alleges Chinese Influence Behind U.S. Data Center Backlash, Demands DOJ ProbeThe senator questioned whether domestic opposition to AI infrastructure is being manipulated by foreign adversariesBroadband Breakfast·5d ago·3 min readJune 10 letterLearn about America250 / Telecom150previously faced scrutinyBloomberg
GCI Partners With Starlink to Bring Connectivity to AlaskaThe partnership will bring reliable service to multiple communities in Alaska.Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·2 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150saidpress release2.7 million subscribers
Mediacom Announces 2 Gbps Service CompanywideCompany CTO calls it a ‘significant milestone’ for the companyBroadband Breakfast·5d ago·1 min readare now available across its footprintLearn about America250 / Telecom150in states such as
FCC Taking a Look at State Pole Attachment LawsAn inquiry asked how the agency could make state rules ‘more transparent and effective’ Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·4 min readThursday public noticeLearn about America250 / Telecom150preempted by state lawsare in line
Up to 50 Million Jobs Could Be Vulnerable to AIBipartisan commission rejects universal basic income as policy response.Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·3 min readat a Thursday eventLearn about America250 / Telecom150
AT&T Launches Unlimited Data Plan for iPad usersThe Unlimited Day Pass will provide 24 hours of unlimited data connection at just $3 a day.Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·2 min readLearn about America250 / Telecom150press releasesimplified fiber“Build-A-Plan”
Louisiana Inks BEAD Contract with SpaceXThe satellite operator has signed agreements in multiple other states.Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·3 min readstate said Thursdayspending planLearn about America250 / Telecom150its ISP awards
NTIA Clears Study Plans for 4.4 GHz BandAfter a 60-day Congressional review period, 12 agencies that use the band will get funding to study it for potential repurposing.Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·3 min reada Wednesday blog postLearn about America250 / Telecom150already submittedagency’s effort
Conference of Mayors Urges Congress to Reject American Broadband Deployment ActResolution warns that the legislation would limit local oversight of broadband deployment and public rights-of-way.Broadband Breakfast·5d ago·4 min readResolution No. 39H.R. 2289Learn about America250 / Telecom150vote in December
