Crown Castle to Sell Fiber Segment for $8.5 Billion
Sale follows a more than year-long strategic review of the business
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
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Chairman Carr Establishes New Council on National Security
The FCC's Council for National Security will leverage the full range of the Commission's regulatory, investigatory, and enforcement authorities to promote America's national security and counter foreign adversaries
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Carr’s anti-DEI crusade is a ridiculous waste of FCC resources
For someone appointed by an administration focused on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse, Chairman Carr sure seems content to shamelessly waste FCC resources investigating the efforts of private companies to diversify their workforces
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New York City creates digital equity officer role, roadmap
New York City announced a new chief digital equity officer role and working group to guide efforts to boost access to high-speed internet and digital skills training
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State of Maryland Bridges Digital Divide with New Digital Infrastructure Group
Maryland is ahead of the curve in implementing its fiber infrastructure, with over 600 fiber miles in state ownership
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Resilient Kentucky Responds to Latest Floods
Flooding's impact on telecommunications in Eastern Kentucky and what it might mean for broadband network builds in the coming years
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CoSN Expresses Deep Concern Over Cuts to the Office of Educational Technology and Cybersecurity Services for Schools
The Consortium for School Networking is alarmed by the Administration’s decision to eliminate the staff of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology
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Fiber-first remains the right choice for America
If forced to go back to the drawing board, states could be delayed by a year plus and we risk passing on a generational opportunity to equip rural communities with broadband fit for the future
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Deprioritized Broadband
Is having customers agree to save money by being deprioritized the same as charging somebody else more to get a better priority?
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The Elon Musk company you should be worried about right now
The Trump administration appears to be giving Starlink, a division of SpaceX, preferential treatment.
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves 14 Bills and Advances Two Nominations
Nominations and legislation now move to Senate floor
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Meta is trying to ‘offload’ kids safety onto app stores with new bills, Google says
Google has its own ideas about what kids online safety legislation should look like
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Mobile Browsers and Cloud Gaming: Final decision report
A number of markets relating to browsers on mobile devices are not working well for consumers and businesses
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