West Virginia’s draft final BEAD proposal leans heavily on fiber; Broadband disaster grants awarded in New Mexico; Yet more BEAD guidance from NTIA; FCC streamlines regulations for cable & another massive data center project in the Lonestar State. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

SpaceX & Starlink not happy with Virginia’s Final BEAD Proposal; Canada now forcing all broadband providers into offering wholesale open access to their competitors; FCC data breach rules upheld in court; Lumos expands its network in Ohio & Charter Communications faces a class action lawsuit. Those stories & more on This Week in the  Broadband Universe.

Frontier & Verizon reach a settlement with the State of Arizona over broadband service to Native American counties; Changes ahead for the FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System; A number of fiber industry mergers and acquisitions & Echostar moving ahead with Direct-to-Device satellite service. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

The Communications Workers of America condemns NTIA policy changes; FCC moves closer to AWS-3 spectrum auctions; The U.S. Department of Energy selects the first four Federally owned sites for AI data center development & LEO satellites are interfering with radio telescope imaging. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

Arielle Roth confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information; NTIA has approved all 56 Revised BEAD Initial Proposals; A new CEO at Yellowstone Fiber; Tilson files suit against Gigapower & Kuiper ramps up its launch schedule in the LEO battle with Starlink. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

Legal action in Oregon over the sale of a broadband company; A handful of telecom bills passed by the U.S. House; Another handful of telecom acquisitions & an overhaul of NEPA may speed up broadband infrastructure projects. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.