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We're about to see a perfect storm of rushed decisions from states and providers who don't have all the information they need. The likely outcome? Worse quality internet at higher prices for consumers. 
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The SHLB Coalition advocates for policies and programs that enable anchor institutions to obtain and promote open, secure, high-quality broadband services to support connectivity and opportunity for all.
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Many have speculated about the impact of the recent decision of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) to administer the landmark $42 billion BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment) program on a technology-neutral basis. While some were quick to assume NTIA’s new “lowest cost wins” approach would doom fiber applicants, that’s not the case.
I recently posted a blog setting forth a roadmap for how states should evaluate whether satellite applicants would qualify as “Priority Broadband Projects” under the new BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice. I firmly believe that satellite shouldn’t be classified as Priority Broadband. Period. End of story. In this post, I’ll address how fixed wireless applicants, particularly those using unlicensed spectrum, should be evaluated in the “Benefit of the Bargain” round.
Fiber applicants shouldn’t give up on BEAD. There’s a path forward.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute celebrated the delivery of high-speed internet to Bay Meadow Apartments in Springfield.
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The Computer & Communication Industry Association (CCIA) released a paper recently warning about the impact of imposing Universal Service fees on what it characterizes as cloud services. CCIA is an association that lobbies on behalf of some of the largest web companies like Amazon, Meta, Google, Apple, Netflix, and Cloudflare. The author quantifies the impacts…
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JAKARTA, June 29 (Reuters) - A lithium-ion battery plant by an Indonesian company and China's CATL is expected to be in operation by the end of 2026 with initial capacity of 6.9 gigawatt hours, an Indonesian official said on Sunday. The plant is expected to expand to produce electric vehicle batteries with storage capacity of up to 15 GWh, said energy ministry spokeswoman Dwi Anggia, adding the output will be sold to domestic and overseas markets.
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June 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has settled its lawsuit challenging server maker Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE.N), opens new tab all-cash acquisition of Juniper Networks (JNPR.N), opens new tab for $14 billion, according to court filings. The settlement requires the combined company to divest HPE's Instant On wireless networking business and license the source code for Juniper's Mist AI software used in Juniper's WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) products.
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California lawmakers are pushing one of the most dangerous privacy rollbacks we’ve seen in years. S.B. 690, what we’re calling the Corporate Cover-Up Act, is a brazen attempt to let corporations spy on us in secret, gutting long-standing protections without a shred of accountability.Th
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JASPER, Texas — Spectrum, the nation’s leading rural internet provider, has invested in the future of East Texas with a bold, multi-year initiative to expand rural broadband access, grow its local workforce and strengthen operations across the region. As part of that commitment, Spectrum marked one year since opening its Technician Center in Jasper – a critical hub powering our mission to connect underserved communities across Jasper County, and beyond.
Spectrum invested $1 million to lease and build-out the new facility in Jasper, which now houses more than 30 field technicians and construction coordinators. The facility supports service for residential and businesses customers in five counties, including the more than 11,000 Jasper homes and businesses that were recently connected through our rural expansion initiative.
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Privilege is a lens and sometimes a blindfoldI celebrated Eid Al Adha this year on Lagos Island, or Isale Eko as it’s commonly known. I was overstimulated by the loud music, the smell of raw ram meat, and the constant attention of family members and well-wishers coming to greet me due to my hyper visibility, making me stick out like a sore thumb. I popped in my AirPods to block out the noise and played Wordle on my phone.
Next to me was a young 10-year-old girl, who was watching me play the game over my shoulder with an increscent level of curiosity. I could tell she wanted to play, but was apprehensive to ask if she could join my game, probably assuming that I was an unfriendly foreigner. I quickly explained the game to her, tactfully explaining what the green, yellow, and grey blocks meant, and to my surprise, she guessed the word on the first try. This was a word I was stuck on. Impressed by her aptitude and intelligence, I quickly congratulated her.
The young girl asked if she could play again, but I explained to her that Wordle is a daily game, and they release a new game every day. I absentmindedly said, “You can ask your mum to play on her phone tomorrow, it’s called Wordle”. She replied back saying “My mum doesn’t have an iPhone”. I understood her to mean a smartphone and a wave of horror and shame came over me, firstly, how could I just assume that her mum has a smartphone, and secondly, why did I also assume that her mum would let her use it to play Wordle, then sadness flooded me as I awkwardly thought back to my second iPhone that I left at home. My privilege was blinding me.
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It’s Friday!!! We published so many bangers this week.
On the podcast this week: A website that uses facial recognition to instantly reveal a LAPD officer’s name and salary, and a massive AI ruling that opens the way for AI companies to scrape everyone’s art. In the bonus section for paid subscribers in the Supporters tier: the AI slop in the Iran and Israel conflict, and why it matters.
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This week in broadband builds: Astound comes to Orland Park, Illinois; Comcast and others win millions in West Virginia; unWired commences construction in Wasco, California – and more.
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This morning, the United States Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, ruled that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal Service Fund did not violate the non-delegation doctrine and therefore is constitutional. Gigi Sohn, Executive Director of AAPB released the following statement:The Supreme Court’s decision confirms what we have known for decades: Congress lawfully delegated to the FCC the ability to ensure universal and affordable connectivity through its Universal Service Fund. But
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Reactions to the Supreme Court's Friday ruling that the Universal Service Fund is Constitutional
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PRESS RELEASES HomePress ReleasesGovernor announces new broadband office leadership – Jeffrey Lopez named director Governor announces new broadband office leadership – Jeffrey Lopez named director Jun 23, 2025 | Press Releases SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced the...
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On Tuesday, July 1, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and National Digital Inclusion Alliance will present the next Building For Digital Equity event - Wired For Freedom: Digital Access and the American Dream. It will run from 3:00 - 4:15 ET.
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On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the FCC has the authority to operate and fund the Universal Service Fund. The case that prompted the Supreme Court Decision was FCC v. Consumers’ Research. Consumers’ Research is a nonprofit activist group that originally filed cases in multiple courts alleging that the method used to fund the…
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June 27 (Reuters) - OpenAI has recently begun renting Google's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab artificial intelligence chips to power ChatGPT and its other products, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Friday. The ChatGPT maker is one of the largest purchasers of Nvidia's (NVDA.O), opens new tab graphics processing units (GPUs), using the AI chips to train models and also for inference computing, a process in which an AI model uses its trained knowledge to make predictions or decisions based on new information.
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WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the U.S. expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning. Top economic rivals U.S. and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.
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WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview broadcast on Sunday that he had found a buyer for the TikTok short-video app, which he described as a group of "very wealthy people" whose identities he will reveal in about two weeks. Trump made the remarks in an interview on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" program. He said the deal he is developing would probably need China's approval to move forward and he predicted Chinese President Xi Jinping would likely approve it.
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Rocket, Zillow, and Compass are all trying to take the $100 billion that now goes to real estate agents. It's a war for the last monopolist standing. Plus, Trump enforcers pull back on antitrust.
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Street Insider reports... Bevcomm, a communications company in Blue Earth, MN, providing leading-edge services, distinguishes itself in the industry by offering fiber internet in rural Minnesota. The company has a strong commitment to delivering high-speed internet for farms, households, and businesses in previously underserved areas. This rural broadband expansion reinforces Bevcomm’s ongoing mission to bridge the…
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Canada had approved a 3 percent digital tax last year in June, and the first set of payments is due on Monday.
United States President Donald Trump has announced that the US is immediately ending trade talks with Canada in response to the country’s digital services tax on technology companies, marking a clear escalation of pressure tactics.
Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, called the Canadian tax a “direct and blatant attack on our country” and said, “Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately.”
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Maine Connectivity Authority President Andrew Butcher leads five-day “Driving Connections” tour to highlight broadband infrastructure investments the state has made to bring high-speed Internet access to 86,000 homes and businesses over the past several years and rally support for future work.
The first stop on the tour is today, at the Woodstock Library, where Butcher and his team will meet with the town’s librarian, the town manager, and a digital navigator to hear how the state broadband office can continue to support community-based digital inclusion work in western Maine.
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The final report from House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan's staff does not make any explicit recommendations, but says its "work is not done," and that it "remains vigilant" against similar ad
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