Press Release

Rep Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-05) introduced H.R.5388, The American Artificial Intelligence Leadership and Uniformity Act, to establish a clear, national framework for Artificial Intelligence development by preempting conflicting state-level regulations and codifying President Trump’s executive order on Artificial Intelligence. The bill creates a five-year moratorium on new state and local AI mandates that would fragment interstate commerce and stifle innovation, while preserving basic consumer protection laws and Congress’s role in setting durable national policy. 

T-Mobile announced that it has named current Chief Operating Officer Srini Gopalan as T-Mobile’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2025. Gopalan will assume the role from Mike Sievert, who has been appointed to a newly created management position at T-Mobile, Vice Chairman. As Vice Chairman, Sievert will continue in a management role and on the Board, to support T-Mobile’s CEO and leadership team, advising on matters of long-term strategy, innovation, talent development and external relations.

PCs for People joined community leaders, neighbors, and partners to celebrate a major step forward in closing the digital divide—the installation of a new 5G antenna tower at 3.0 University Place. This project is part of a $2.9 million federal grant to bring affordable, high-speed internet to more households across West Philadelphia.

The UK and U.S. are pleased to announce a memorandum of understanding between the UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology and the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration to deepen our collaboration in support of communications supply chain security and innovation. We will work through our labs, relevant agencies, and with industry and academic partners to enable joint research and development on 6G-relevant technologies, such as software for AI-enabled 6G. These efforts will complement our engagement at standards bodies, where the U.S.

We cannot allow an inexcusable act of political violence to be twisted into a justification for government censorship and control. First, an ABC reporter was told that his coverage amounted to hate speech and that he should be prosecuted simply for doing his job. Then, the FCC threatened to go after this same network, seizing on a late-night comedian’s inopportune joke as a pretext to punish speech it disliked. That led to a shameful show of cowardly corporate capitulation by ABC that has put the foundation of the First Amendment in danger.

Ensuring everyone has access to affordable, reliable internet is key to unlocking educational, economic, and civic potential. The Michelson 20MM Foundation is committed to closing the digital divide, especially for underserved and historically marginalized communities.

Governor Joe Lombardo announced the submission of Nevada’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Final Proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for formal approval.

USTelecom – The Broadband Association submitted formal comments to the bipartisan Universal Service Fund Working Group, urging Congress to seize this pivotal moment to modernize the USF and safeguard universal connectivity for the 21st century. USTelecom’s call to action underscores four core imperatives:

DigitalC announced a $500,000 in-kind donation of cutting-edge broadband technology from Google Fiber to help accelerate the nonprofit’s mission of delivering affordable, high-speed home internet to underserved Ohio communities. The donation includes next-generation Fixed Wireless Access equipment from Tarana, which will allow DigitalC to expand its Canopy home internet service—offering symmetrical 100 Mbps internet at an affordable rate—to even more neighborhoods in Ohio.

To preserve E-Rate’s legacy while adapting to today’s challenges, SETDA and CoSN respectfully recommend Congress and the USF Working Group to: