From Copyright and Privacy to Agents, AI Governance Is Racing to Keep Up
Copyright and privacy obligations already govern the data, but agentic systems add the problem of preserving identity and accountability as software acts on it own
Louisiana has cut federal reviews to days, Kansas is reshuffling one-third of its awarded locations, and Virginia says utility poles and rights-of-way are now the biggest delays.
The group is working on two research projects based on interviews with broadband directors and ISPs
The Maine Public Utilities Commission chair is also stepping down
The plaintiffs are individual subscribers to AI services, and allege that a Sept. 12 essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged illegal industrywide cooperation
The bill would codify ReConnect and update service requirements
He predicted ISPs will eventually need converged offerings to compete
Eventually, he said the majority of Starlink’s revenue will come from government, enterprise, and mobile
Advocates in the state are wary of strings attached to accepting federal broadband funds
The agency is moving to put several additional frequencies into play.
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One measure would require transparency, incident-reporting and outside-audit requirements on developers advanced AI
Any AI agreements might be superficial but a possible start to something larger.
Maryland-based Bloosurf told the FCC it had seen 2.5 GHz interference since 2020.
The legislation passed Wednesday would require state utility regulators to consider a standard by which utilities charge data centers for the full cost of the new power
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that an auction in the band would be years away
The FCC should approve pending satellite direct-to-device applications and reject stale objections that only slow U.S. leadership.
“Fiber isn’t just wiring for today’s Internet – it’s the load-bearing infrastructure for whatever comes next,” USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter said,
Meta's Vice President of Infrastructure Manish Kadakia traced changes across servers, networks, power and cooling.
The relaunch of the Technological Advisory Council is to strengthen engineering leadership on emerging communications technologies
As grid connections are delayed, some operators turn to on-site generation. As racks grow denser, others upgrade electrical systems
At the AI Infra Summit, experts said the future of data centers hinges less on AI itself and more on securing electricity and community trust.
The committee amended the SAT Streamlining Act based on FCC and industry feedback
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