Todd Schlekeway: Broadband's Biggest Obstacle Is the Permit Counter
A Minnesota block lost its fiber over a $90,000 permit bill. The FCC can fix that.
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A Minnesota block lost its fiber over a $90,000 permit bill. The FCC can fix that.
Verizon’s Cliff Jones brings more than three decades of telecom leadership experience
Space Bureau Chief Jay Schwarz says “Amazon Leo’s service promises to be ‘groundbreaking,’ both in quality of service and affordability for consumers”
A broadband program can be on track and still be strategically wrong.
FCC General Counsel Adam Candeub has the support of President Trump, New York Times reports.
Providers anticipate understaffed cities, utilities being a deployment challenge.
Mike Cavanagh to become CEO of NBCUniversal and Michael Angelakis will become CEO of Comcast, with no assigned title for Comcast Co-CEO Roberts, a major shareholder
Rivals AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are teaming up on a shared satellite network, a model of infrastructure collaboration that could boost connectivity and U.S. competitiveness.
NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth is set to testify
The NTIA administrator discussed some of the challenges and updates facing the administration.
She also gave updates on California and Illinois’s BEAD plans
At the agency’s June 25 meeting, Carr plans to propose regulations intended to ensure that deployment projects are not ‘tied up in excessive red tape’
Space bureau chief said the agency had worked through 52 percent of its backlog since the start of 2025
Auditors say agency has implemented just one of 11 priority recommendations issued last year.
Panelists at BroadbandLive event including the ‘father of the Internet,’ the author of the maxim that ‘Code is Law’ and a pivotal FCC chairman
The ‘vast majority’ of 911 calls are placed indoors, said VP of Government Affairs Bryan Darr.
Experts say connectivity gains are real, but affordability and oversight will determine BEAD's lasting impact.
Speakers at the foundation’s 20th anniversary luncheon criticized the Universal Service Fund and questioned the FCC’s broadcast public-interest standard.
FCCs Office of Engineering and Technology Gets New Lab Chief
FCCs Office of Engineering and Technology Gets New Lab Chief
Analysts were split on whether that sets the stage for a merger with Charter
The former FCC advisor and INCOMPAS president brings a wealth of experience to the advocacy group
The Trump administration official expressed excitement over the program’s expansion and hopes to see more progress.
Also on the agenda: subsea cable security licensing, 911 reliability, and emergency alerts.
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