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Judge Won’t Pause Suit Over Trump’s $2.75 Billion Digital Equity Act Cuts
U.S. District Judge John Bates declined to pause litigation over the Trump administration's termination of up to $2.75 billion in digital literacy and upskilling grants, rejecting arguments that a parallel case could clarify key legal issues. The plaintiff representing affected grantees, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, moved on March 25 to stay the case, contending that a forthcoming decision in Climate United Fund v. Citibank could resolve overlapping jurisdictional questions and help avoid duplicative litigation.
Insights from frontline forces working to ensure broadband and technology investments serve public needs rather than distant corporate interests.
Commissioner Trusty WTA Spring Educational Forum Remarks
WTA has long been synonymous with rural broadband. The priorities that guide my work at the Federal Communications Commission align closely with the work that each of you does every day serving communities across the country. Those priorities include the following:
This in-person event will bring together national leaders, internet service providers, federal, state, tribal, and local government partners, and broadband advocates from across Minnesota. Connecting all people in Minnesota to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet is critical to our economic stability and this summit will provide an opportunity to discuss ways we can collaborate better.
Affordability and access are converging in New Mexico’s broadband strategy. In this episode of Fiber for Breakfast, Jeff Lopez, Director of the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) talks with Gary Bolton, President & CEO of the FBA, about Senate Bill 152, unanimously approved by the New Mexico Senate and recently signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, creating the Low-Income Telecommunications Assistance Program, the nation’s first state-level, post-ACP broadband affordability program to help up to 27,000 families afford service.
What AI CEOs still don't get about Washington
AI CEOs' lofty pitches for AI governance may end up being pipe dreams in a town that routinely fumbles tech policy. OpenAI's new industrial p
FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for April 2026 Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the April Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2026:
Emerging empirical research provides evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) is generating meaningful productivity gains. However, similar to previous waves of digital technology, these gains appear uneven across firms and countries. This raises many policy questions, including why these productivity gaps are emerging and what can be done to ensure effective diffusion and broad-based growth. Potential explanations include skill mismatches, limited access to compute and data, and constraints in existing infrastructure such as the power grid.
The hearing will give senators the opportunity to engage with current FTC leadership, Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador, and assess the agency’s priorities, approach, and productivity.
The last time FTC commissioners appeared before the committee for an oversight hearing was August 5, 2020.
A hearing on semiconductor and advanced technology supply chains.