August 2025

You probably haven’t noticed, but the press is no longer full of articles claiming that Fixed Wireless Access cellular broadband is a poor broadband choice for customers. For several years, there was a constant stream of quotes by executives of big cable companies and telcos saying that FWA was a flash in the pan that was only selling quickly because of low prices. They said that FWA performance was erratic, and cellular carriers didn’t have enough excess capacity to provide a reliable broadband connection.

Broadband grant awards are usually made for expanded or improved service, but recently, the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) awarded more than $1.25 million in disaster grants to restore high-speed broadband services in Lincoln County for communities hit by wildfires and flooding. The state’s $117 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation, designed to help with broadband access, will provide Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative with $1 million and TDS Telecom with $251,300 through the New Mexico Connectivity to Declared Disaster Areas Grants program. The b

The Federal Communications Commission announced the filing deadlines for oppositions and replies to an Application for Review filed by the Public Interest Parties concerning Incarcerated Peoples' Communication Services (IPCS). The Public Interest Parties seek review of the FCC’s industry waiver order, which temporarily suspends the compliance deadlines for rules adopted in the 2024 IPCS Order until April 1, 2027, or any alternative date the Commission sets as part of further action in the IPCS proceeding.