NTIA Opens a Second Round of BEAD Funding for Locations the Program Missed the First Time
Thursday, September 3, 2026
September 2026
OpenAI’s president claims AI is as capable as humans now (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 06:27Los Angeles District Bans Most A.I. for Students (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 06:26Thailand Puts 49 Data Centers on Hold Over Resource Strain (Bloomberg)
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Here's one fiber network builder who doesn't leave communities behind
Light Source Communications signed its second major hyperscale tenant on a 500-mile, dark fiber route it’s building between Tulsa (OK) and St. Louis (MO). The company says the new hyperscaler deal highlights the fact that the central U.S. is becoming a critical corridor for the massive data center demands of AI. Debra Freitas, CEO of Light Source Communications, said, “If you see where all of the major builds are happening, they're primarily in the central U.S.
BEAD Supplemental Deployment Policy Notice
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) provided new guidance to Eligible Entities (States, Territories, and the District of Columbia) regarding the next step in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program implementation.
President Trump Signs Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, Keeping Federal Government Open Until Dec 11 (White House)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 12:36$65 million Allegan County fiber broadband expansion project completed, delivers internet to 17k
A substantial project to deliver over 1,000 miles of fiber internet has concluded. 123NET, a Michigan-based provider of fiber internet, colocation, and voice services, announced it completed the Allegan County broadband expansion project.
Sam Altman's sobering siren
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave Axios an eye-opening preview of the power and the risks of coming AI models, including his own Astra, which is expected to be released any day n