BEAD Projects Likely to Generate Millions of 811 Tickets, Researchers Say
About 58 percent of the program’s fiber will be buried
AI companies could help reshape how broadband subsidies are funded.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Administration by executive order on May 11, 1935. Congress made the agency permanent in 1936
SHLB and other E-Rate supporters commissioned a new report from the Brattle Group
Louisiana has begun construction on a BEAD-funded fiber project
The Republican-led FCC advanced the request for public comment and could rule on it as soon as late October
At long last, fiber-to-the-home connectivity is coming to Cape Cod.
Analysts say buried routes will generate about 1.4 million 811 tickets, triggering roughly 8.1 million facility locates, most of them for service drops
The funds come from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Republicans passed in July 2025
At its Oct. 29 meeting, the FCC will also consider blocking China-based labs from its equipment certification program
Better Broadband, Better Lives
The agreement marks a major step toward securing reliable, carbon-free power as electricity demand from data centers grows
'The result is algorithmic price-fixing aimed at customers who are already stretched thin,' reads the complaint
The agency is waiting for new broadband coverage data from the FCC
The move comes as industry leaders focus on strengthening the administration of federal broadband and telecommunications programs
A TD Cowen survey found 34 percent of respondents would consider switching to a mobile service from the company
‘The data to date shows no major impact on the wired broadband operators in the U.S.,’ New Street Research says
Analysts from MoffettNathanson and TD Cowen were skeptical Meta’s Muse posed a threat to ISPs
The Mississippi Republican says data centers can support the AI race
The Health Secretary’s unexpected embrace of artificial intelligence has rankled some of his allies in the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement
The firm estimated Starlink could have the capacity to serve about 18 percent of U.S. households by 2035
The company failed to address suspected illegal robocalls and correct deficiencies in its FCC certification
Blackrock and a Canadian pension fund will own 50 percent of the open-access JV