How the Big 3 think about their fiber growth strategy
A fiber frenzy is in the air among the big 3 U.S. mobile operators.
July 2025
Washington State's Benefit of the Bargain round closes with huge interest
More than 500 applications from nearly 30 eligible entities came in for the Washington State Broadband Office’s hugely popular Benefit of the Bargain (BotB) Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) WSBO 25-03. Applications closed July 23. The team is reviewing applications to ensure they meet the program's requirements. Early data from the applications indicates strong interest in building broadband networks across the state to ensure everyone has access to high-speed internet. By the numbers:
The broadband marketplace is evolving quickly as new technologies reshape traditional business models and transform how consumers connect. Wireline networks continue to grow even as satellite and fixed wireless providers introduce new forms of competition.
Yet regulatory frameworks haven’t kept pace. Many still reflect an outdated view of the market, overlooking the growing role of intermodal competition and technological convergence.
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Broadband Adoption and the Fraying Social Safety Net
The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is likely to result in substantial changes in the financial prospects of low-income households. There is no shortage of analyses that foresee a budget shock for the less well-off among us as the social safety net contracts and the tax burden for low-income households increases. Direct effects are one thing, whether that is less food assistance or help with the heating bill in the winter. Indirect impacts are inevitable as well—and the ability to pay for home broadband service is bound to be one of them.