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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...

FCC gears up for jam-packed June 25 open meeting agenda

Brad RandallJune 22, 2026Cable Landing Stations,Deployments,Fiber Broadband,Funding,Governance,LAW & POLICY,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYBrendan Carr,E-Rate,FCC,Team Telecom,Wireline Competition Bureau(0)

News Safeguarding cable landing stations, E-Rate, and red tape around broadband deployments are on the...

Sparklight gives over $125,000 in Charitable Giving Fund grants

Brad RandallJune 22, 2026COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Education,People,SkillsCalhoun County Chamber of Commerce Foundation,Eden Elementary School,Southeastern Arizona Community Unique Services,Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund,The Community Cupboard Food Bank(0)

Company News Press Releases News provided by: Sparklight June 22, 2026 — Sparklight, a leading...

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School connectivity advocates push back against E-Rate scrutiny

Brad RandallJune 18, 2026COMMUNITIES,Education,Funding,Governance,LAW & POLICY,NEWSBrendan Carr,Connected Nation,digitalLIFT,E-Rate,FCC,SHLB,the Meraki Dignity Project,Vernonburg Group(0)

News The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition is urging the FCC to revise language...

Application window opens for $790M in Tribal broadband grants

Brad RandallJune 17, 2026COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,Funding,NEWS,TribalArielle Roth,Department of Commerce,National Telecommunications and Information Administration,Native Entities Grant Program,Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program(0)

News Application windows for two NOFO's opened June 17 as the NTIA takes steps to...

Ritter Communications to merge with Great Plains Communications

Brad RandallJune 16, 2026COMPANY NEWS,M&A,Networks,NEWS,PeopleArkansas,Blair,Grain Management,Great Plains Communications,Heath Simpson,Jonesboro,Nebraska,RightFiber,Ritter Communications,Todd Foje(0)

Company News M&A Two companies, Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications, will be joining forces...

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California approves $18.2 million for broadband and digital equity

Brad RandallJune 16, 2026COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,Funding,LAW & POLICY,NEWS,Skills,TECHNOLOGYCalifornia Advanced Services Fund,California Public Utilities Commission,Central Valley,CPUC,Fresno,Kern,Lassen County,Plumas County,Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications,Sierra County(0)

News Broadband infrastructure funding approved by the California Public Utilities Commission will support digital equity...