Sens Luján, Rosen, Markey Introduce Legislation to Prevent the Political Weaponization of the FCC, Protect First Amendment
Bill comes amid FCC probes into broadcasters that were previously dismissed
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Thursday, March 6, 2025
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Commissioner Simington Discusses FCC’s Priorities Under the New Administration
Simington emphasized the importance of broadband to what he termed 'reindustrialization, smart industrialization'
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AT&T CEO relishes cable's broadband squeeze
'I'm glad that they're the ones that have to react' to today's competitive broadband environment, AT&T CEO John Stankey said of his cable rivals
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Willmar (MN) forges ahead on municipal broadband
The Willmar City Council voted 4-3 to move ahead with a $24.5 million broadband project that would see the construction of an open-access, city-owned fiber-optic network
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Community Connect Grant Program Issues NOFO for 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Community Connect Grant Program for fiscal year 2025
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Secretary Rollins Previews Her Vision for Restoring Rural Prosperity
Secretary Rollins remarks at the National Association of Counties
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Federal Grant Program Opens Door to Elon Musk’s Starlink
“The department is ripping out the Biden administration’s pointless requirements.”
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Commerce Department revamping broadband program after ‘woke’ Biden-era mandates
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he's “ripping out” the “pointless requirements” inserted by former President Joe Biden into the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program
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Commerce Secretary’s Comments Raise Fears of Interference in Federal Data
“You know that governments historically have messed with G.D.P. They count government spending as part of G.D.P. So I’m going to separate those two and make it transparent.”
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Rep Hudson Leads Legislation to Speed Up Broadband Deployment
Republican members of Congress introduce the Streamlining Program Efficiency and Expanding Deployment (SPEED) for BEAD Act.
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Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Establish Trans-Atlantic Submarine Fiber Optic Table Legislation
Lawmakers reintroduce bipartisan legislation to establish trans-atlantic submarine fiber optic table legislation
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