Kevin Taglang

In a draft Executive Order, President Donald Trump claims Constitutional power to promote American leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) by:

On November 18, the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will convene to markup a couple of dozen bills aimed at addressing delays in broadband infrastructure deployment projects winning permits. Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC-09) said back in September.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has drafted a bill—the Recovering Excess Communications Appropriations while Protecting Telecommunications Upgrades, Reinvestment, and Expansion Act or the ‘RECAPTURE Act—that would amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require remaining funds under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to be used for deficit reduction. The RECAPTURE Act would change a section of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that redirects unused state BEAD funds to other states.

The Federal Communications Commission launched a new proceeding proposing to eliminate certain broadband label requirements and seek comment on other ways to streamline the broadband label rules to reduce compliance burdens. This Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is the latest chapter in a story that dates back at least to 2009, and the outcome could greatly impact the information consumers have available to them when they are subscribing to broadband plans.

Older Adults Technology Services from AARP released new research, finding that 19 million older adults (32 percent) have no wireline high-speed home service. Rural seniors are less connected than their counterparts in metro or suburban areas. Older seniors—those aged 75 and above—are less likely to have broadband service than people between the ages of 65 and 74. OATS retained Benton Senior Fellow John B. Horrigan, Ph.D., to analyze American Community Survey data for trends. His findings revealed substantial gaps in access to digital tools when comparing older adults to other age groups.

Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just approved an update to its pole attachment rules, the FCC also launched a new proceeding to make the process more efficient. With the goal of expediting broadband deployment in mind, the FCC is seeking public input on how to further reduce barriers to infrastructure investment. The FCC has questions about six specific proposals and their potential impact on the industry.

On August 5, the Federal Communications Commission voted to kick off its annual review of the pace and cadence of broadband deployment.

The Universal Service Fund Working Group—a bipartisan, bicameral group of Members of Congress—is seeking input from stakeholders across the country to explore the current state of the USF. The Working Group aims to provide a bipartisan forum to guide reforms to the USF, ensuring that connectivity reaches Americans in every community across the nation. The USF Working Group is seeking comments on a variety of questions relating to the effectiveness of USF programs and potential reforms. Stakeholders can file answers to these questions along with any additional comments through the USF Workin

On June 6, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) changed the direction of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, a federal-state partnership established by Congress in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. States, Washington (DC), Puerto Rico, and U.S.

Although Phileas Fogg famously traveled around the world in 80 days, at a Senate Appropriations hearing, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick outlined a more ambitious task: completing Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding by the end of 2025. Secretary Lutnick floated a new notice of funding opportunity (known as an NOFO) for the BEAD program with requirements for states to be “tech agnostic” or “tech neutral” and nevertheless claimed final awards could go out before the end of the year. The details remain scarce.