Broadband Heresies: Or, what Twilight, Harry Potter, X-Men, and The Incredibles can teach us about telecommunications policy
Thursday, September 3, 2026
September 2026
1 in 5 children across 21 countries have experienced tech-facilitated exploitation and abuse (United Nations Children's Fund)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 06:28
Op-ed
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House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Advances Six Bills to Strengthen Communications Networks and Modernize Satellite Regulations
Rep Richard Hudson (R-NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a markup of six bills to strengthen communications networks and modernize satellite regulations.
Verizon’s comeback shows early signs of success (Fierce)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 15:51Trump administration launches new program to secure water systems (Axios)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 15:51Public Knowledge Warns Google Ad-Tech Remedies Leave Monopoly Power Intact (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 15:50Fidium Breaking Ground on BEAD Work, Signing Hyperscaler Deals (Broadband Breakfast)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 15:49Optimum's new MVNO deal with T-Mobile
Optimum Communications Chairman and CEO Dennis Mathew dropped a bit of news on Optimum's Q2 earnings call about the company's growing mobile business, noting that the operator recently expanded its multiyear Mobile Virtual Network Operator agreement with T-Mobile.
The debate over data centers—whether to build them, where to build them, and how they impact communities—has become a dominant issue in small towns and big cities, attracting national attention. While some communities have chosen to proceed with data center development, others have pushed back, citing opaque land use agreements, higher electricity bills, environmental concerns, and workforce concerns.