How Elon Musk’s Friendship With the FCC Smooths the Way for SpaceX’s IPO
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has greenlighted regulatory requests for the company’s Starlink satellite internet service and lavished praise on its chief executive
- « Prev Day
-
Monday, June 8, 2026
- Next Day »
-
-
Rep Foster Introduces Legislation to Expand Broadband Access for Students
Bill would allow families living in HUD-assisted housing, whose children qualify for free or reduced lunch, to use federal assistance on broadband internet access
-
United for Digital Access: The Hope and Community Driving the Digital Equity Act Month of Action
The digital inclusion movement demonstrated remarkable unity
-
States Must Consider Future of Broadband Offices
Some state offices risk sunsetting prematurely, before the deployment of billions in federal funds
-
Amazon and Corning announce multi-billion-dollar deal for fiber supply
Amazon and Corning have announced a multi-billion-dollar deal to expand fiber supply manufacturing in North Carolina
-
America Needs One National Framework for Artificial Intelligence
The question before Congress is whether we will build a clear national framework that protects Americans, supports innovation, and ensures the US leads the world in shaping this technology
-
FCC Grants Kuiper's Request to Extend or Waive Interim Milestone
Conditions that incent the company to continue deploying satellites at a rapid clip by temporarily demoting the spectral priority of satellites launched after the relevant July 2026 milestone deadline
-
The connection is coming. The question is whether we’re ready.
Devices and infrastructure alone have never transformed a community
-
AI is masking America's "post-literate" workforce
Low literacy at work is showing up in emails, safety instructions, training materials, math-heavy trades, health benefits forms and computer-based tasks
Today's Links
Subscribe today and receive your first digest in the morning.
In 2026, we will celebrate our 45th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of Headlines!
For almost thirty years, we’ve provided the only free, reliable, and non-partisan daily digest that curates and distributes news about universal broadband, while connecting communications, democracy, and public interest issues. While newsletters are having a moment, we had to take ours to celebrate this milestone and our almost 8,000 issues!
"Among the many things I am grateful for Benton's Headlines newsletter is the timing and the accessibility. When my son goes upstairs to finish getting dressed, I have a glorious 10-12 minutes to read the newsletter which gives me just enough time to skim headlines and absorb 1-2 articles of interest or relevance. It has become so commonplace in our mornings that my 11-year-old daughter calls it the “Benton 10” as I often share an insight or two on our walk to school."—Andrew Butcher, President, Maine Connectivity Authority
Tom Wheeler, former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission: "I LOVE your Daily Digest! Rely on it to keep informed."
Leon Wilson, Chief of Digital Innovation and Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Foundation: "Your daily digests are beneficial, in-depth and informative. The content and breadth that you all share and cover on a daily basis is short of remarkable. I am always walking away more informed and find myself saving/retaining darn near every single daily digest into a special inbox folder."
To help keep Headlines free, please consider a gift to the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society