A wild year for broadband: Reviewing our top 10 2025 stories
Year in Review From a BEAD stoppage to DEI drama, 2025 was a wild year for broadband. Broadband...
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Tag: FCC
FCC eliminates thousands of inactive proceedings
News More than 2,000 proceedings that had gone inactive and dormant were terminated earlier this...
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FCC fines major US operators for illegal data sharing
This week, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined major US wireless carriers, including AT&T, Sprint (since acquired by T-Mobile), T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing customer location information to third parties without their consent.
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FCC gives T-Mobile the green light to buy Mint Mobile
News The deal has been pending regulatory approval since January last year This article...
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Internet providers outline post-ACP plans
The end of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is fast approaching and providers and consumers alike are preparing for their next steps.
Read MoreFCC Takes Next Step Toward Expanding Rural Broadband Service
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission took the next step toward expanding broadband service to over 713,000 rural homes and businesses in 45 states supported by the successful Connect America Fund Phase II Auction....
Read MoreFCC Acts to Lower Rural Broadband Prices
WASHINGTON — Continuing its push to close the digital divide in rural America, the Federal Communications Commission set aside enforcement of rules that were unfairly driving up the cost of broadband service for the customers of...
Read MoreChairman Pai Proposes Funding Increase for Rural Health Care
WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he has circulated a draft order to his colleagues that would take immediate action to significantly increase funding for Universal Service Fund’s...
Read MoreFCC Launches Phase II Auction to Support Rural Broadband Expansion
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission took the final actions required to launch its Connect America Fund Phase II auction, which will provide up to nearly $2 billion over the next decade to expand fixed, high-speed...
Read MoreAuction is the Next Step Toward FCC’s $2 Billion Rural Broadband Expansion
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the next step toward launching an auction that will provide nearly $2 billion over ten years to expand high-speed internet access to consumers and businesses in...
Read MoreNew FCC Chairman Pai Forms Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON – FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced the formation of a new federal advisory committee to explore ways to accelerate deployment of high-speed Internet access (or broadband) nationwide and to close the digital divide....
Read MoreFCC: Broadband Speed Offerings Continue to Increase at a Rapid Pace
WASHINGTON — Broadband speed offerings to the average consumer continue to increase at a rapid pace, and broadband service providers generally are delivering actual speeds that meet or exceed advertised speeds, according to...
Read MoreFCC Connect2Health Task Force Unveils Broadband Health Mapping Tool
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission’s Connect2Health Task Force launched the Mapping Broadband Health in America, a web-based mapping tool that will enable and inform more efficient, data-driven decision...
Read MoreFCC Proposes Rules to “Unlock the Box”
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a proposal that would tear down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices, and other innovative solutions to compete with the set-top...
Read MoreMore Data Needed for Internet Access Programs on Tribal Lands
WASHINGTON — In 2015, FCC reported that the lack of high-speed Internet service in tribal areas presents impediments to economic development. It asked the Government Accounting Office (GOA) to review the status of high-speed...
Read MoreBroadband Progress Report: Significant Improvements but Digital Divide Persists
WASHINGTON — While the nation has made significant progress in broadband deployment, 34 million Americans still lack access to broadband meeting today’s benchmark speeds of 25 Mpbs for downloads/3 Mbps for uploads, according...
Read MoreFCC Proposes to Unlock the Set-top Box: Creating Choice and Innovation
WASHINGTON — Ninety-nine percent of pay-TV subscribers are chained to their set-top boxes because cable and satellite operators have locked up the market. Lack of competition has meant few choices and high prices for consumers...
Read MoreAdvances in Network Technology Yield Significant Improvements in Broadband Speeds
WASHINGTON — Broadband speed offerings to the average consumer continue to increase at a rapid pace, according to the FCC’s recently released “Measuring Broadband America†report. The Federal Communications...
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Carriers Accept Over $1.5 Billion in Annual Support from Connect America Fund
WASHINGTON — Ten telecommunications carriers have accepted $1.5 billion in annual support for...
Read MoreFCC Funding Authorized for Two Rural Broadband Experiment Fiber Projects
Washington – Four projects that will provide broadband service to 15,000 consumers living in rural areas have been authorized for funding from the FCC’s Rural Broadband Experiment program, of which two are fiber-based projects....
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