Great Plains CEO outlines fiber M&A strategy, backbone focus and AI plans
Great Plains is expanding its residential footprint through mergers & acquisitions
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The Grandeur of Humanity in the Age of AI
Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical letter on the governance of artificial intelligence
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Amazon, Two Local ISPs Back Out of BEAD in Nebraska
The state is opening a new round of bidding for 12 percent of its BEAD locations
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The challenge and potential for AI on broadband networks: Broadband Forum report
The Broadband Forum has released a technical report that looks at what is necessary to effectively bring AI into broadband networks
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Telecommunications, Cell Phone, and Smartwatch Study 2026
Things are looking up for the telecommunications and cell phone industries
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How climate vulnerability and the digital divide are linked
Monica Sanders’s Undivide Project is documenting overlapping issues in underserved communities in the US
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President Trump hobbled top cyber agency just as AI learned to hack
Former officials and industry leaders fear the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency no longer has the capacity to help utilities, banks and other critical infrastructure operators prepare for a coming wave of AI-fueled cyberattacks
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FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service
FTC alleged the companies falsely claimed service could target ads using conversations from consumers’ smart devices and that consumers had opted in
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