The End of Independent Federal Agencies Will Change Your Business
While some might think turning expert agencies into political operations will help business, that is not the way this decision is likely to work out over time
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Chairman Announces Plan for a Big Auction of Prime Mid-Band Spectrum
FCC’s July vote on Upper C-Band order follows close interagency coordination
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Continental Divide Provides Updates on RDOF Compliance
Company continues to work diligently to close the compliance gap
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Priority Open Recommendations: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
As of May 2026, NTIA has 22 open GAO recommendations, including 10 priority recommendations
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From governance to execution in federal AI policy
The Trump administration is focused on accelerating federal AI adoption to improve execution, competitiveness, and U.S. strategic advantage, but that approach may produce uneven results across agencies
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NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth Provides Congress an Update on BEAD
On June 6, 2025, the Trump NTIA issued new guidance for the BEAD Program
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Illinois Launches New Broadband Permit Mapping Tool
The Illinois Office of Broadband (IOB) announced its new Illinois Broadband Permit Map
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House vote sets up Senate clash over kids' online safety
The vote sets up a showdown over kids' online safety as the White House works to align Congress behind legislation that would preempt some state AI laws
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Half-Connected America
America's connectivity landscape is changing in ways conventional broadband metrics fail to capture, creating new strategic questions for carriers, investors, and policymakers
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How Hopkins Digital Access Initiative Met the Moment of Crisis
As rapid response resources were organized through websites, Whatsapp and Signal chats, and remote learning platforms, it became clear that digital access is still the linchpin that determines whether a household can receive support in a time of need
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Meeting the Challenge: The Hopkins Digital Access Initiative, Then and Now
How organizations came together quickly to address an urgent need in Hopkins, MN
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This flying solar-powered platform could deliver better internet from the air
It’s like a cell tower, but in the stratosphere
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AI evangelists chill out on worker-bloodbath rhetoric
Several leading voices in Silicon Valley, including AI CEOs themselves, have softened their stance on AI-driven job loss
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AI agents are not your “coworkers”
Marketing AI agents as digital employees may make human workers worse at spotting errors and more likely to offload accountability
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Who Stands to Lose in the Current E-Rate Debate?
Three groups of people are at risk in this proceeding: those who could be left out of E-Rate support entirely, those who could receive less support, and those whose learning could be constrained by new conditions attached to that support.
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How A.I. Is Changing the Way Politicians Run for Office
Campaigns are using the technology to analyze voter data, craft campaign materials and write custom messages.
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Supreme Court Puts Limits on Cellphone Location Data Searches
The case involved “geofence” searches, which allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphones near crime scenes.
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