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AT&T CEO John Stankey positions FWA service as a useful tool for businesses to deliver connectivity in wireline-bereft places

The satirical news website was bought by a new firm in Chicago that took inspiration for its name, Global Tetrahedron, from a book written by The Onion’s staff.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel made it clear recently that the FCC is not willing to tackle funding for the ACP plan that is expiring in May. She estimated that the FCC would have to add something like $9 to every broadband bill in the country to fund the ACP plan. But there is another alternative.…

The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it is ordering the U.S. units of China Telecom , China Unicom and China Mobile to discontinue fixed or mobile broadband internet operations in the United States.

What technology can support decades of speed and capacity increases with zero upgrades? The answer is fiber broadband.

Scientists continue finding ways to make computers faster and better. Today’s blog talks about three interesting developments in computing technology. Universal Computer Memory. The holy grail of computing memory has been universal computer memory that can replace the current need for both short-term and long-term memory in the computing process. An article published in Nature…

There are high hopes for fiber broadband in 2024 and beyond But fiber has a history of punishing big companies Verizon’s early foray | Verizon was the first company to really stick its neck out by building fiber via its FiOS project.

Some have identified creative solutions to address affordability, digital skills and accessibility issues. But one approach—reliance on the federal internet subsidy that is about to expire—could force some states back to the drawing board.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel made it clear recently that the FCC is not willing to tackle funding for the ACP plan that is expiring in May. She estimated that the FCC would have to add something like $9 to every broadband bill in the country to fund the ACP plan. But there is another alternative.…

Trade groups including NTCA and Incompas are pushing the FCC to amend its draft net neutrality order to essentially delay, not forbear, applying USF contribution requirements to broadband providers.

The company also reported low mobile churn despite network outages and a data breach.

5G’s ability to offer different speeds for different purposes upends the traditional concept of net neutrality.

Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State.

Their home states are wondering as well.

Fed up with losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue each year, New Jersey is now offering a state tax credit to residents who work from home and successfully appeal their New York tax assessment. Connecticut is considering a similar measure.

But is the New York law valid under the FCC's new net neutrality rules?

Although its shares took a big hit after its latest earnings numbers were released, Meta showed promising current and future ad growth expectations, with an increasing focus on video, AI and virtual
reality.

T-Mobile and EQT announce joint venture to expand the carrier’s fiber broadband footprint As part of the deal, the companies will acquire Mid-Atlantic FTTH provi | T-Mobile will invest $950 million in the joint venture to acquire a 50% equity stake as well as Lumos’ existing fiber base.

Silicon Labs, a wireless technology developer, has launched a new series of wireless system-on-chip (SoC) devices for battery-free, energy-harvesting applications.

The Federal Communications Commission has been tussling for roughly two decades over regulations that require internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally. And next week, the battle enters a new round.

Chair Jessica Rosenworcel will lead her fellow Democrats to impose the rules, known as net neutrality, for the third time. A court overturned them when a Democratic-controlled FCC first voted to put them in place in 2010. Democrats revamped the rules and passed them again in 2015 — only for Republicans to repeal them two years later.

Tom Wheeler, a Democrat who chaired the FCC from 2013 to 2017, says the technology underpinning the fight has evolved since the panel last took up the issue. Whereas in his time the debate centered on social media, streaming video and mobile apps, now he sees artificial intelligence playing a dominant role.

I spoke with Wheeler for an episode of the POLITICO Tech podcast, which you can subscribe to on Apple and Spotify. The following excerpt has been edited for length and clarity, so check out the full interview here.

Leichtman Research Group recently released the cable customer counts for the largest providers of traditional cable service at the end of 2023. LRG compiles most of these numbers from the statistics provided to stockholders, except for Cox and Mediacom – they now combine an estimate for both companies. Leichtman says this group of companies represents…

For Americans who can't get high-speed internet, myriad efforts by cities, new technologies and public programs are bridging the gaps.

Affordable access to high-speed internet brings educational opportunities, economic development and better access to health professionals.