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April 2025

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein Announces More Counties to Receive High-Speed Internet Broadband Project Grants

Governor Josh Stein (D-NC) announced more than $31 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects, which will connect 10,810 North Carolina households and businesses in 14 counties to high-speed internet. These projects will be funded by more than $22.1 million from the federal American Rescue Plan, which is awarded by North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT), and by nearly $9.6 million from selected broadband providers. The CAB program’s procurement process creates a partnership between counties and NCDIT to identify areas that need access and solicits

Brightspeed Reaches More than 2M Fiber-Enabled Locations Across 20-State Footprint Ahead of Plan, Upsizes Build Goal to 5M+

Brightspeed, the nation’s third-largest fiber builder, announced its multi-gig-speed network has passed more than 2 million locations across its 20-state footprint.

Myanmar’s internet blackout is costing lives in earthquake-hit areas

As Myanmar remains shaken by a devastating earthquake, which has claimed more than 3,000 lives, a lack of connectivity is proving to be an obstacle to relief and rescue work. Htaike Htaike Aung, a leading digital rights advocate, is monitoring the situation in the most-affected areas. Myanmar’s Sagaing region, the quake’s epicenter and a battleground between the military and resistance forces, remains under a strict communications blockade.

Chairman Carr Answers Sen Blumenthal's Letter on Media Actions

On March 12, 2025, Sen Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Ranking Member of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to the acting chiefs of the Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement and Media Bureaus seeking answers to seven questions about FCC Chairman Brendan Carr orders to reopen complaints against and investigations into media broadcasters. On March 26, Chairman Carr replied noting that "During the Biden Administration, the FCC and Democrats across government repeatedly weaponized our country’s communications laws and processes.

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