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House member accuses NTIA of BEAD mismanagement, favoritism

Brad RandallJuly 2, 2026BEAD,Fiber Broadband,Governance,LAW & POLICY,LEO,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYArielle Roth,Elon Musk,Frank Pallone,Howard Lutnick,NTIA,SpaceX(0)

News Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., a ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee...

Amazon Leo reaches a new milestone with latest launches

Brad RandallJuly 2, 2026COMPANY NEWS,Deployments,LEO,Networks,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYAmazon Leo,Amazon News,Atlas V,Melissa Wuerl,ULA(0)

News With their latest successful mission, Amazon Leo has cemented its position as the world's...

ISP Roundup: 2 ISPs drop July 1 announcements in Georgia

Brad RandallJuly 2, 2026COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Construction,Fiber Broadband,Investment,Networks,NEWS,Press Releases,TECHNOLOGYAppling County,Atkinson County,Bacon County,Brantley County,Centerville,Coffee County,Conexon Connect,Georgia,Jai Ramachandran,Jeff Davis County,Pierce County,Randy Klindt,Satilla REMC,Ware County,Warner Robins,Wayne County,Wire 3(0)

ISP Roundup July 2026 Conexon Connect completes a fiber-to-the home network with Satilla REMC, Wire...

Educate or lose them: Stopping the rural ISP subscriber bleed

Brad RandallJuly 1, 2026BEAD,COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,Fiber Broadband,Funding,FWA,LEO,Networks,Partnerships,Podcasts,Rural,TECHNOLOGYCommunity Broadband Action Network,Curtis Dean,London Independent School District,NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association,Paul Bunyan Communications(0)

Podcasts Rural ISPs need to make sure their customers understand the value they're getting from...

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DISH Wireless and DISH DBS file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Brad RandallJuly 1, 20265G,COMPANY NEWS,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYAT&T,Chapter 11,DISH DBS,DISH Wireless,Echostar,Hughes,Sling TV(0)

Company News Heavy hitters in EchoStar's portfolio—like DISH TV, Sling TV, Hughes, and Boost Mobile—are...

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Build-to-rent housing sector scores a key Capitol Hill victory

Brad RandallJune 30, 2026COMMUNITIES,Construction,Contributed Articles,Governance,LAW & POLICY,Planned,ViewpointsBTR,NAA,National Apartment Association,National Multifamily Housing Council,NMHC,ROAD to Housing Act(0)

Viewpoints Bipartisan collaboration and industry advocacy help preserve the build-to-rent housing sector, a growing option...

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FCC is urged to prepare for AI’s future infrastructure demands

Brad RandallJune 30, 2026AI,LAW & POLICY,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYAI,FCC,Fiber Broadband Association,Gary Bolton(0)

Technology The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prepare...

NEK Broadband opens free digital “HUB” in Groton, Vermont

Brad RandallJune 30, 2026COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Funding,NEWS,Partnerships,Rural,SkillsGroton,NEK Broadband,USDA,VCBB,Vermont(0)

Economic Development Digital Skills The new Groton Connectivity HUB offers Groton, Vermont residents free access...

Vermont launches fund to tackle high fiber broadband hookup costs

Brad RandallJune 30, 2026COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,Fiber Broadband,Funding,NEWS,RuralBritaney Watson,Christine Hallquist,CVFiber,DVFiber,ECFiber,Franklin Telephone Co.,Maple Broadband,NEK Broadband,Vermont,Vermont Community Broadband Board,WCVT(0)

News Digital Access With the funding opportunity set to expire in a few months, the...

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June 2026 ISP Roundup

Brad RandallJune 30, 2026COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Construction,Digital Access,Fiber Broadband,Investment,M&A,Network Expansions,Networks,NEWS,SkillsAlbany,Amherst,Anna,Basil Alwan,Brightspeed,Carlsbad,Chris Peeples,Citizens Fiber,Conexon Connect,Connecticut,contact center operations,Corona,East Bernard,Easthampton,Encinitas,Engelwood Park,engineering,Ernie Hoffmann,Ezee Fiber,Fairview Shores,field services,Florida,Georgia,Glades Electric Cooperative,GoNetspeed,Granby,Guilford,Intrepid Fiber Networks,Jack Waters,Kaufman,Lance van der Spuy,Longwood,Ludlow,Lytle,Madera,Madison,Massachusetts,Mercury Fiber,Needville,network operations,Oceanside,Ocoee,Omni Fiber,Orange County,OSP construction,Princeton,project management,Race Communications,Rendon,Ripple Fiber,Rise Internet,Ritter Communications,Riverside,Rosemont,Royce City,Salem,San Diego,San Diego County,San Marcos,Sanford,Sanger,Seminole County,service delivery,Solana Beach,Springfield,Summit Broadband,Tarana,Tom Perrone,Troy Michigan,Truvista Fiber,Ubiquity,Venus,Vista,Wire 3,WOW!(0)

ISP Roundup June 2026 Ubiquity's Southern California fiber network will have new ownership, GoNetspeed continues...

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Rural Texas library helps seniors cross the digital divide

Brad RandallJune 30, 2026COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,Rural,SkillsCaldwell County,digitalLIFT,Martindale,Martindale Community Library,The Daily Yonder(0)

Communities digitalLIFT helps a rural Texas library in Martindale, in Caldwell County, is helping seniors...

New digital hub in New Orleans to boost veteran tech careers

Brad RandallJune 26, 2026COMMUNITIES,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Funding,Skills,UrbanGentilly,Jeff Landry,New Orleans,NextOp,The Boot,the Regional Career Project,Vets2Drones(0)

Communities A dual-purpose facility in New Orleans is set to bridge the digital divide and...

FCC approves rules to speed up submarine cable deployments

Brad RandallJune 25, 2026Cable Landing Stations,Fiber Broadband,Governance,LAW & POLICY,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYAI,FCC,STLE,Team Telecom(0)

News The main goal of the new policy is to cut through bureaucratic red tape...

FCC moves to cut local red tape around broadband deployments

Brad RandallJune 25, 2026Construction,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Fiber Broadband,Governance,LAW & POLICY,NEWSBrendan Carr,Communications Act,FCC,Federal Communications Commission(0)

News The FCC today voted to move a step closer towards implementing new rules on...

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FCC’s E-Rate review to investigate screen time impacts for kids

Brad RandallJune 25, 2026COMMUNITIES,Education,Governance,LAW & POLICY,NEWSAna Gomez,Brendan Carr,CIPA,E-Rate,FCC,Olivia Trusty(0)

News The FCC today approved a review of E-Rate to determine if current subsidized internet...

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Spectrum auctions make $3.5 billion comeback after 4-year hiatus

Brad RandallJune 24, 20265G,Governance,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYAuction 113,Brendan Carr,FCC,Upper C-Band(0)

News The FCC's completed spectrum auction marks a comeback for the commission's auction program following...

Several ISPs, including Astound, reject Oregon BEAD contracts

Brad RandallJune 24, 2026BEAD,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Fiber Broadband,Funding,FWA,NEWS,RuralAstound,BEAD,Comcast,Hunter Communications,Oregon Broadband Office,QLife,Siuslaw Broadband,Starlink(0)

News Oregon’s rural internet expansion plans through the BEAD program have hit a roadblock this...

Telecom associations warn of US memory chip shortage

Brad RandallJune 23, 2026AI,Governance,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYACA Connects,Alliance for Automotive Innovation,FMS 2026,NCTA,NTCA,The Future of Memory and Storage(0)

News A broad coalition of telecom trade associations is warning that rapid AI expansion is...

SpaceX agrees to acquire popular AI coding assistant

Brad RandallJune 23, 2026AI,COMPANY NEWS,LEO,M&A,TECHNOLOGYAnysphere,Apartment SEO,Cursor,Form 8-K,RealPage,Ruckus Networks,SEC,SpaceX,Starlink(0)

Company News M&A The acquisition stands to bridge SpaceX’s engineering ecosystem with next-generation developer intelligence...

San Antonio Public Library to begin lending Wi-Fi hotspots

Brad RandallJune 23, 2026COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,NEWS,Urban,Wi-FIBazan,Collins Garden,Cortez,Forest Hills,Las Palmas,Memorial,Mission,Pan American,San Antonio Public Library,SAPL,Schaefer,Sukrit Goswami,Westfall(0)

Communities A new pilot program at the San Antonio Public Library will make 1,000 Wi-Fi...

Comarch User Group 2026: Navigating the 2% Growth Trap with Agentic AI and Composable Architecture

Rosie FosterJune 23, 2026AI,Contributed Articles,NEWS,TECHNOLOGY,Viewpoints(0)

Viewpoint, Comarch Communications The European telecommunications market is expected to grow slowly, at just 2% to...