Carriers face 'yawning mismatch' between FWA revenues and data usage
Fixed wireless access is still having its moment in the sun and applying heat to cable broadband competition.
November 2025
Las Vegas City Schools Becomes Latest District Connected with Statewide Education Network
The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion announced today that Las Vegas City Schools has become the latest public school district in New Mexico to be operational with the Statewide Education Network’s school-centric high-speed internet system. All 5 schools and the district’s Early Childhood Center are now connected to more secure internet through the broadband system. The SEN connection means that more than 1,000 students and nearly 400 teachers and staff in LVCS have access to the broadband Network.
5G in the U.S.: Over six in ten Americans say the technology improves digital experiences
As 5G coverage continues to expand across the United States, faster speeds and lower latency are changing how people experience the digital world. From streaming and gaming to remote work and connected devices, the rollout of 5G is reshaping online activity, though not all Americans report feeling its benefits equally.
2025 Broadband Pricing Index
In a period where every dollar counts for most Americans, consumer broadband services are delivering another year of declining prices and faster speeds. This sixth edition of USTelecom’s Broadband Pricing Index shows U.S. broadband services have continued a long-running trend of pairing faster speeds with lower bills. These price declines stand in sharp contrast to overall U.S. inflation, which stood at 2.4 percent from March 2024 to March 2025. The continued progress of broadband affordability and quality over the past year adds to a 10-year record of soaring consumer value.
Can the FCC Regulate Local Permitting?
ACA Connects, an industry group that represents midsize cable companies and fiber overbuilders, recently asked the Federal Communications Commission to issue regulations to streamline permitting and the acquisition of rights-of-way. The ACA Connects comments were filed in response to the open Notice of Inquiry that asks for comments that can eliminate barriers to wireline deployments. The ACA Connects comments ask the FCC to investigate and regulate three issues.
Sen. Schiff, Rep. Ruiz Introduce Bill to Strengthen Communications Access on Tribal Lands
Sen Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rep Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) introduced the Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025, legislation to help expand telecommunications and information services to Tribal communities. The Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2025 will update the Communications Act of 1934 to explicitly include Indian Country and expand essential broadband access to rural, insular, and high-cost Tribal and Indigenous c
Skyrocketing electricity prices fuel political backlash against tech sector’s AI data centers (CNBC)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 11/19/2025 - 10:40President Trump backs ban on state AI laws
President Donald Trump called for a federal standard for regulating AI, saying state regulation is threatening to undermine AI-driven economic growth. The President is making his views known as Republicans consider whether to support federal preemption of state laws—an idea that has failed in Congress before, following intense, widespread criticism from both sides of the aisle.