Reps Peters, Walberg Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bridge Digital Divide
Legislation would require the Administration to develop and implement a national strategy to close the digital divide
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Friday, April 11, 2025
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Rep Laurel Lee Introduces Bill to Protect American Broadband Consumers
The bill will impose penalties for those who damage or steal broadband lines
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Spring Cleaning at the FCC
It’s time to stop asking broadband providers to play by rules written for a dial tone
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The future of cable growth still looks bleak, for now
Cable net adds may not return to growth for another four years due to an immigration slowdown, says New Street Research
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TDS expanding fiber connections in rural Grant County (WI)
More than 1,200 addresses will gain high-speed internet service upgrades
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Kinetic and Baldwin County (GA) Celebrate $1.9 Million High-Speed Fiber Internet Expansion
The local Baldwin community now has access to over 266,000 feet of high-speed fiber optic cable
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Spectrum Launches Gigabit Broadband, Mobile, TV and Voice Services in Perry County (IL)
Network buildout is part of Spectrum’s $7 billion rural construction initiative
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Spectrum Launches Gigabit Broadband, Mobile, TV and Voice Services in Washington County (IL)
Network buildout is part of Spectrum’s $7 bllion rural construction initiative
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The Big Carrier Chess Board
It’s clearly going to be an interesting year watching the big companies move pieces around the chess board
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Nexstar orders stations to run news stories about FCC deregulation efforts
The segments encourage news viewers to visit a Nexstar-owned website that includes pre-written social media posts directed at the FCC and advocating for looser broadcast ownership rules
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Broadcast television is in trouble. Stations are asking Washington for help
Station owners such as Nexstar Media Group, E.W. Scripps and Fox Television Stations say part of the answer has to be consolidation, which would allow them to better withstand the competition from huge tech firms
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Let's Control-Alt-Delete on Delete, Delete, Delete
We need to hit Control-Alt-Delete before Chairman Carr does any more damage.
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Olivia Trusty Gets Her Day With Senate Commerce
The policy priorities of the Trump Administration's FCC nominee Olivia Trusty.
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Stick With Fiber, Rural Providers Tell Washington
Rural broadband providers urged federal officials to stay the course on prioritizing fiber in BEAD.
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How X Is Benefiting as Musk Advises Trump
X has experienced a return in advertisers and new exposure as an official source of government news.
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