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New Research: Starlink Unlikely to Meet BEAD Speed Needs At Scale | by Sean Gonsalves | CommunityNets.org

New Research: Starlink Unlikely to Meet BEAD Speed Needs At Scale | by Sean Gonsalves | CommunityNets.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Four leading broadband deployment scholars release new analysis today that may help state broadband offices evaluate “the capacities and saturation limits of the Starlink satellite infrastructure.” The overarching goal is to help states determine where – and if – Starlink can meet federal requirements for broadband, which is defined as delivering minimum connection speeds of at least 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 20 Mbps upload.
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The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble | by Ed Zitron | WheresYourEd.at

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble | by Ed Zitron | WheresYourEd.at | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it

Good journalism is making sure that history is actively captured and appropriately described and assessed, and it's accurate to describe things as they currently are as alarming.

 

And I am alarmed.

 

Alarm is not a state of weakness, or belligerence, or myopia. My concern does not dull my vision, even though it's convenient to frame it as somehow alarmist, like I have some hidden agenda or bias toward doom. I profoundly dislike the financial waste, the environmental destruction, and, fundamentally, I dislike the attempt to gaslight people into swearing fealty to a sickly and frail psuedo-industry where everybody but NVIDIA and consultancies lose money.

 

I also dislike the fact that I, and others like me, are held to a remarkably different standard to those who paint themselves as "optimists," which typically means "people that agree with what the market wishes were true." Critics are continually badgered, prodded, poked, mocked, and jeered at for not automatically aligning with the idea that generative AI will be this massive industry, constantly having to prove themselves, as if somehow there's something malevolent or craven about criticism, that critics "do this for clicks" or "to be a contrarian."




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Monopoly Round-Up: The Incredible Shrinking Trump Antitrust Enforcers | BIG by Matt Stoller | Substack.com

Monopoly Round-Up: The Incredible Shrinking Trump Antitrust Enforcers | BIG by Matt Stoller | Substack.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it

Lots of monopoly and finance related news this week, as usual. Seems like Fed independence will end, giant railroad mergers are on deck, the rare earth magnet crisis abated, Trump caved to China on advanced semiconductor exports, and billionaires like Mark Cuban continue to attack NYC mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani.

 

Before getting to the full round-up, I want to take a step back and examine Trump antitrust enforcement so far. I’m doing so because of the news last week that a D.C. district court judge reinstated Democrat Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as a Federal Trade Commissioner, after she and her colleague Alvaro Bedoya were illegally fired by Trump in March. Her case is likely to go to the Supreme Court, to test the Constitutional theory of whether the President can fire anyone in an independent agency.

 

Since her firing, the FTC has been a fully Republican agency, which meant no dissents and almost no public debate. 

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Starlink Analysis Working Paper v0.2. PDF | by Sascha Meinrath, Karl Grindal, Glenn Fishbein & Nancy DeGidio | XLab.org

Assuming no topographical considerations or pre-existing user base, in areas where there are more than 6.66 households per square mile within a Starlink beam’s coverage area, Starlink may fail to deliver the minimum service level (100/20Mbps) to qualify as a broadband service, thus failing to meet the NTIA eligibility requirements to receive federal support for broadband through programs such as the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

 

Keywords: Starlink; Broadband Requirements; Network Oversubscription, Network Capacity 

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5 questions for Ryan Calo | by Aaron Mak | Digital Future Daily | POLITICO.com

Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington School of Law and co-founder of its Tech Policy Lab, is widely regarded as an expert in artificial intelligence, drones and privacy. He’s testified three times before the Senate, including on the security implications of big data solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic, and serves as a privacy judge for the World Bank. Calo’s new book, “Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach, examines how society can handle challenging new technologies. He talks to us about why we don’t have to passively adopt all innovations, and how we can rethink our interactions with technology.

 

What’s one big, underrated idea?

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Operators are sick and tired of the fiber cut security risk | by  Masha Abarinova | Fierce-Network.com

Operators are sick and tired of the fiber cut security risk | by  Masha Abarinova | Fierce-Network.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
U.S. | Charter has called the damage from recent fiber cuts “nothing short of domestic terrorism.”
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MT Governor touts rural broadband gains during Whitehall event | by Jordan Hansen | FairfieldSunTimes.com

MT Governor touts rural broadband gains during Whitehall event | by Jordan Hansen | FairfieldSunTimes.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Increasing rural internet connectivity continues to be a priority for the state and Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday attended a ribbon cutting event on a new provider’s entrance into Montana.
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A billionaire, an AI supercomputer, toxic emissions and a Memphis community that did nothing wrong | by Ren Brabenec | TennesseeLookout.com

A billionaire, an AI supercomputer, toxic emissions and a Memphis community that did nothing wrong | by Ren Brabenec | TennesseeLookout.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Billionaire Elon Musk's development of a supercomputer in Memphis is another environmental blow to a marginalized Black community.
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Joins 21 Groups Urging FCC Chairman Carr To Follow the Law, Stop Undermining Agency’s Power | by Shiva Stella | PublicKnowledge.org

Joins 21 Groups Urging FCC Chairman Carr To Follow the Law, Stop Undermining Agency’s Power | by Shiva Stella | PublicKnowledge.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it

Today, Public Knowledge joined 21 other public interest, civil rights, labor, and digital rights groups in a letter urging Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to pull an item from the agency’s July Open Meeting agenda for violating the Administrative Procedure Act.

 

The groups express “grave concern” regarding “the adoption by the Commission of a procedure to permit the offices and bureaus to eliminate existing rules without traditional notice-and-comment rulemaking under the ‘good cause’ exception of the Administrative Procedure Act.”

 

They argue that “the procedure the FCC would adopt eliminates or relaxes critical safeguards proposed by the Administrative Conference of the United States to prevent abuse.” The letter asks Chairman Carr to withdraw the current draft of the item.

 

The following is an excerpt from the letter:

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'Panicking': Recent college grads struggle to find jobs | by Scott Horsley | NPR.org

'Panicking': Recent college grads struggle to find jobs | by Scott Horsley | NPR.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Recent college graduates are facing one of the most challenging job markets in years — with the exception of the pandemic period — even as the overall unemployment rate remains low.
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Ohio’s Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative Begins Major Fiber Build | by Karl Bode | CommunityNets.org

The Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) says it has officially launched the construction of a major new residential fiber expansion project that should dramatically improve affordable fiber access across major swaths of Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana. According to an announcement by the co-op, mainline construction of the extended network technically started last April in the Haviland and Latty substation area, and extended during the month of June to the Roselm substation area.
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Pew: Bad Broadband Data Means Bad Broadband Outcomes | by Karl Bode | CommunityNets.org

Pew: Bad Broadband Data Means Bad Broadband Outcomes | by Karl Bode | CommunityNets.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
From inaccurate broadband mapping data and an over-reliability on industry-provided coverage claims, to inconsistent broadband definitions and patchwork federal oversight, a new study by the Pew Charitable Trusts examined decades of U.S. broadband policy, and data analysis and found plenty of room for improvement. Pew’s analysis of U.S. broadband data collection found numerous areas of concern that have been repeatedly brought up by researchers over the last few decades.
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When 'Bossware' Manages Workers: A Policy Agenda to Stop Digital Surveillance and Automated-Decision-System Abuses | by Irene Tung, Paul K. Sonn, Maya Pinto & Josh Boxerman | National Employment La...

When 'Bossware' Manages Workers: A Policy Agenda to Stop Digital Surveillance and Automated-Decision-System Abuses | by Irene Tung, Paul K. Sonn, Maya Pinto & Josh Boxerman | National Employment La... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Our report highlights the problems posed by employers’ excessive and inappropriate use of technology to monitor and manage workers.
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The Spectrum Policy Mess | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs

The Spectrum Policy Mess | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
There was a recent article in LightReading that asked a great question – BEAD bet big on CBRS and 6 GHz bands, so why is Congress gutting them? Answering that question needs some context. NTIA leaned into supporting fixed wireless throughout the BEAD process. During the original BEAD map challenge process, NTIA made it clear…
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Poll finds bipartisan agreement on a key issue: Regulating AI | by Adam Eichen, Alexander Theodoridis, Sara M. Kirshbaum & Tatishe Nteta | TheConversation.com

Poll finds bipartisan agreement on a key issue: Regulating AI | by Adam Eichen, Alexander Theodoridis, Sara M. Kirshbaum & Tatishe Nteta | TheConversation.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Democrats and Republicans alike have concerns about AI and want to see the rapidly developing technology regulated to protect the public.
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PA offers broadband equity, access and deployment funds; Indiana County is interested | by Patrick Cloonan | WFMZ.com

PA offers broadband equity, access and deployment funds; Indiana County is interested | by Patrick Cloonan | WFMZ.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Indiana County is watching as Pennsylvania offers another round of broadband, equity, access and deployment funds.
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Planes, Trains, and Jumbotrons--Also: Coldplay cheaters, #DeportationTok, and more in this week's roundup. | by Samantha Cole | 404Media.co

Planes, Trains, and Jumbotrons--Also: Coldplay cheaters, #DeportationTok, and more in this week's roundup. | by Samantha Cole | 404Media.co | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it

STOP TRYING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

Despite the fact that generative AI has been a destructive force against their businesses, their industry, and the truth more broadly, media executives still see AI as a business opportunity and a shiny object that they can tell investors and their staffs that they are very bullish on. Everything else they have tried hasn’t worked, and pretending that they are forward thinking or have any clue what they are doing will perhaps allow a specific type of media executive to squeeze out a few more months of salary. But pivoting to AI is not a business strategy.

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FCC Begins to Streamline Regulations | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs

FCC Begins to Streamline Regulations | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
In the June 2025 Open Meeting, the FCC adopted several changes to FCC rules, which are the first results of its larger Delete, Delete, Delete docket that aims to eliminate unneeded regulations and reporting. The FCC took the following three actions: Streamline Cable TV Rules. The most sweeping change was to eliminate 27 pages of…
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MI: Rocket Community Fund, DHC Launch Free Internet Pilot in Detroit Public Housing | by Ashleigh Dandridge | RocketCommunityFund.org

MI: Rocket Community Fund, DHC Launch Free Internet Pilot in Detroit Public Housing | by Ashleigh Dandridge | RocketCommunityFund.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Rocket Community Fund and Detroit Housing Commission Launch Pilot Program to Bring Free, High-Speed Internet to 450 Families in Detroit Public Housing MeritNetwork, via founding member Wayne State University, is providing the fiber network infrastructure and DigitalC will be the internet service provider for the project. Rocket Community Fund committed $850,000 to the project; Microsoft also provided […]
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LA: Comcast steps up commitment to Bossier City expansion | by Noah Wire Service.com | BBCMag.com

LA: Comcast steps up commitment to Bossier City expansion | by Noah Wire Service.com | BBCMag.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Comcast has invested millions into an expansion in Bossier City, Louisiana, according to published reports.
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Vero Fiber to roll out FTTH services in Arcata, California | by Noah Wire Service | BBCMag.com

Vero Fiber to roll out FTTH services in Arcata, California | by Noah Wire Service | BBCMag.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The move to establish fiber infrastructure in Arcata follows Vero Fiber’s prior work in Eureka and the wider Humboldt County region.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink internet works great if hardly anyone uses it | by Shira Ovide | WashingtonPost.com

There’s an irony with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service beamed from space: The more popular it becomes, the worse its speeds and reliability tend to get.

 

Those limitations are known, but a new analysis estimates the tipping point at which Starlink connections could bog down: With as few as 419 Starlink customers in an area the size of Tacoma, Washington, service for all users in the area could become unusable.

 

The research, led by telecommunications technology expert Sascha Meinrath, is just a hypothetical scenario. But it supports some internet policy veterans who believe that Starlink is a technology marvel and an amazing internet lifeline, as long as hardly any Americans need to rely on it.

 

The analysis has implications for Starlink customers and for the New Deal-style government program to expand internet access to everyone:

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House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid | by Kevin Freling & Mary Clare Jalonick | Oregon Public Broadcasting | OPB.org

The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won’t be the last. Some Republicans were uncomfortable with the cuts, yet supported them anyway, wary of crossing Trump or upsetting his agenda.
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Abundance for Whom? - Episode 656 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast | by Jordan Pittman | CommunityNets.org

Abundance for Whom? - Episode 656 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast | by Jordan Pittman | CommunityNets.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Sascha Meinrath returns for a wide-ranging conversation on "Abundance" and what it gets right and wrong about broadband and public policy. He and Chris unpack the dangers of corporate-led infrastructure and why real abundance must center the public good.
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Hudson, Ohio Accepting Bids For Citywide Fiber Build | by Karl Bode | CommunityNets.org

Hudson, Ohio Accepting Bids For Citywide Fiber Build | by Karl Bode | CommunityNets.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Hudson, Ohio officials are now accepting bids on a promising new fiber-to-the-home network that should dramatically improve affordable, next-generation broadband access in the city of 23,000. It’s just the latest effort by a city that has been exploring the option of municipal broadband infrastructure for more than a decade.
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