With launch capacity constrained and only around 400 satellites in orbit, Amazon Leo has shifted the timing for the launch of its satellite Internet service from mid-year 2026 to “later this year.” Impact: Amazon Leo launched an additional 29 satellites in early July on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and has since said …
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Members of Congress appear to be tired of waiting for progress on the BEAD program, especially the lack of guidance from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on $21 billion in remaining funds designated for non-deployment use. Impact: A recent House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing featured NTIA chief administrator Arielle …
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Activity around the federal BEAD program continues to percolate now that states have started passing out funding to their subgrantees and the first locations powered by BEAD are connected. Impact: According the BEAD Progress Dashboard kept by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the agency has approved the final proposals of all but two states …
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Verizon surprised analysts with its Q1 2026 results, particularly in postpaid phone net adds where the company added 55,000 new customers to garner its first Q1 positive net adds in 13 years. Impact: Leading up to Verizon’s quarterly earnings call, the company had been rather quiet other than a few appearances by CEO Dan Schulman …
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AT&T moved deeper into Advanced Connectivity in Q1, unveiling new quarterly metrics designed to highlight the company’s success in convergence thanks to growth in fiber and fixed wireless. Impact: AT&T ended the quarter with nearly 15 million Internet connections in the Advanced Connectivity segment, including 12.5 million fiber customers and more than 2.3 million Internet …
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As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, advocacy groups are raising the alarm about the federal government’s effort to override municipal rules and regulations around broadband permitting. Impact: With Congress moving forward on legislation aimed at streamlining the broadband permitting process to simplify deployments, organizations like …
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A strong Q4 2025 from Verizon’s mobile unit bested AT&T in postpaid and postpaid phone net adds for the first time in a year. Impact: Verizon’s consumer postpaid phone net adds came in at a better-than-expected 551,000, up 50% year-over-year and beating AT&T’s 421,000 net adds in the category. The Q4 gains helped Verizon offset …
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Devices dependent on Wi-Fi will get a boost if the FCC moves forward with a plan to enable additional devices to operate in the 6 GHz band, which ranges from 5.925 GHz to 7.125 GHz. Impact: With Wi-Fi now considered a vital part of daily life, the news that the FCC plans to hold a …
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Even as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration moves to push states’ BEAD final proposals through, discussions about what to do with more than $20 billion in non-deployment funds continue to rage. Impact: Two Republican senators, Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced legislation last week known as the SUCCESS for BEAD Act …
Broadband permitting has become something of a hot-button issue of late as NTIA starts approving BEAD final proposals and providers get ready to finally start deployments next year. Impact: Telecom industry groups like ACA Connects and USTelecom want the FCC to streamline the broadband permitting process and make it easier for providers to deploy broadband …
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