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Agenda
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing to discuss the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) work to advance American communications leadership.
Oregon BEAD Update
Alyrica Networks, Blue Mountain, Columbia County, Comcast Cable, Consumers Power Inc., Douglas Services, E4 Connect, Farmer’s Mutual Telephone Company, Gilliam County, Hood River Electric & Internet Co-op, Northwest Fiber, Pioneer Connect, Siuslaw, Stimulus Technologies, Windwave Communications, and Starlink have all accepted Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program awards to build broadband networks in Oregon. However, Astound, Siuslaw Broadband, Q-Life, and Hunter have declined BEAD awards. These rejections affect 13,381 broadband-serviceable locations.
An AI proxy war could reshape Congress -- before Congress reshapes AI
Groups tied to the artificial intelligence industry are flooding money into the midterms in hopes of shaping future AI regulation. Around the country, groups associated with AI and tech are trying to influence elections from Senate races to local offices, even as Americans register increasing discomfort with the technology's ramifications for jobs, energy bills and society.
FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty will serve as the keynote speaker. The Symposium will also feature a discussion exploring the latest developments and emerging issues in technology and communications policy.
Panelists
- Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Former FCC Chair
- Hon. Reed Hundt, Former FCC Chair
- Hon. Robert McDowell, Former FCC Commissioner
- Hon. Michael O’Rielly, Former FCC Commissioner
Moderators
- Hon. Debra Taylor Tate, Former FCC Commissioner
- Hon. Jonathan Adelson, Former FCC Commissioner
Join the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society on July 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a webinar about how affordable, reliable high-speed internet is a foundational prerequisite for participation in modern-day life.
Fiber Technology Trends
For years, the broadband industry has debated which technologies would ultimately win. Cable or fiber. Wireless or wireline.
California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network
California state regulators say AT&T lied to the Federal Communications Commission in an attempt to shut off its old copper phone network without providing an adequate replacement. “AT&T asserts that California seeks to prohibit or hinder wireline carriers from discontinuing copper facilities and investing in fiber,” said a June 15 filing by the state of California and the California Public Utilities Commission. “Indeed, AT&T has been making this argument for years.
Trump's shadow AI policy
The Trump administration entered office promising to get government out of the
A discussion about one of the most consequential—and least covered—regulatory fights shaping the future of U.S. commercial and technology leadership in space.
Next year, regulators from around the world will gather in Shanghai for the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) to set the spectrum rules that will govern satellite communications for years to come. The outcome could determine whether U.S. operators like Starlink and Amazon Leo can scale, cut costs, and expand globally—or find themselves constrained by outdated rules and hostile proposals from Russia and Iran.
DigitalC, a nonprofit technology social enterprise on a mission to bridge the digital divide, for good, has surpassed 10,000 connections in Cleveland, Ohio. With Tarana’s next-generation Fixed Wireless Access (ngFWA) technology, DigitalC has deployed a citywide, high-speed broadband network, delivering affordable internet service to neighborhoods long overlooked by traditional telecom investment in Cleveland and beyond.