Advancing Digital Inclusion Program Sustainability Through Data Collection and Evaluation
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The Pope’s AI warning lands in Washington
The country’s most powerful Catholic, Vice President Vance, is also surely aware of growing AI skepticism on the religious right.
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New Mexico awards $300,000 in broadband planning grants
Broadband planning grants for Jemez Springs, Doña Ana County and Santo Domingo Pueblo.
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National Advertising Division Finds Certain Spectrum Home Internet “Free Internet Forever” Claims Supported; Recommends Material Terms be Disclosed
NAD determined that Spectrum’s claim that consumers receive free internet service forever with qualifying mobile service was supported because consumers pay the same price for mobile service whether or not they receive the free internet offer. NAD determined, however, that claims that a service is offered for “free” require clear and conspicuous disclosure of material terms necessary for consumers to understand the nature of the advertised bargain.
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Bare-Knuckle Tactics and Brash Promises: How Howard Lutnick Operates
He is an intuitive deal maker with an appetite for risk and a willingness to walk up to ethical lines.
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USAC Estimates $911 Million Needed for Rural Health Care Program
As of April 30, 2026, the total funds available for carry-forward for the RHC Program were $226.42 million.
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Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms Quarterly Contribution Base for the Third Quarter 2026
The total projected collected interstate and international end-user revenue base to determine the contribution factor for the Universal Service support mechanisms for 3Q2026 is over $7.2 billion.
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RiverStreet Files CAF Update
RiverStreet has deployed broadband to 115 locations since the company’s eleventh Quarterly Report filed on March 2, 2026
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Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies.
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Electric co-ops 'not happy' with BEAD
Electric cooperatives are disappointed with a number of policy changes to the BEAD program, from its dropped fiber preference to the NTIA's move to impose FCC pole attachment regulations on co-ops. Some are declining their grants.
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FCC Kicks Off First Spectrum Auction in Four Years
FCC begins its first spectrum auction in four years
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How Good is Rural Cellular Coverage – Part II
FCC maps don’t show the reality of the way that people judge cellular coverage
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The Philosophers Shaping Today’s Most Powerful AI at Top Firms
Once academic, philosophy is finding real-world demand inside leading AI labs.
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China Aims AI at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.
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Reps. Hill, Adams, Turner, Sewell, McCormick, Figures Introduce IDNITE HBCU Excellence Act
Grants to historically Black colleges and universities for the renovation, repair, and construction of campus facilities, including classrooms, research labs, student housing, and broadband infrastructure
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Private Investment Is Amplifying BEAD’s Public Broadband Dollars
ISPs contributing more than $11 billion in matching funds
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