Jake Neenan

Los Angeles

Tech Policy Reporter at Broadband Breakfast

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Articles

T-Mobile and Starlink Satellite Service to Officially Launch July 23

2 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2025 – T-Mobile’s satellite service with Starlink is officially launching July 23, the company said at a livestreamed event Monday. It will include messaging at launch and a broadband data-based service starting in October. T-Mobile said in a release that sometime later this year, its satellite service would provide 911 texting for free to anyone with a compatible device, which the company said was most smartphones made within the last four years.
Judge Dismisses Investor Suit Against AT&T Over Lead Cables

2 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2025 – A federal judge dismissed last week a lawsuit from AT&T investors who alleged the company misled them about risks related to lead cables. The court gave the investors 30 days to file an amended complaint. Chief Judge David C. Godbey of the Northern District of Texas said some statements made by the company were potentially false and therefore actionable, but the investors hadn’t made a strong enough showing that AT&T executives were being deceptive or reckless.
Utilities, Rural Carriers at Odds on Spectrum Deal with T-Mobile, Grain

3 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2025 – Utilities and rural carriers are at odds on whether the Federal Communications Commission should allow a spectrum transfer between T-Mobile and Grain Management. T-Mobile and Grain announced in March a deal in which Grain would buy about 15 megahertz of spectrum in the carrier’s 800 MegaHertz (MHz) band in exchange for an undisclosed sum of cash and the firm’s holdings in the 600 MHz band.
T-Mobile-UScellular Deal Clears Trump Administration Foreign Review

3 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2025 – T-Mobile’s $4.3 billion purchase of UScellular’s wireless assets has cleared a review by federal law enforcement agencies. The companies are targeting a “mid-2025” close date. Back in November the Federal Communications Commission, which will need to approve the deal, referred the transaction to a White House committee that advises the agency on foreign ownership issues. T-Mobile is owned by German firm Deutsche Telekom.
More Than 40 Lawmakers Urge Lutnick to Reverse New BEAD Guidance

3 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2025 – More than 40 lawmakers urged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Wednesday to reverse the agency’s new rules for its $42.45 billion broadband expansion program. “We fear this opportunity would be squandered by the restructuring notice and its changes to coverage, quality, and affordability,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Lutnick.
EchoStar Fulfilled Last Commitment in Deadline Extension Deal, Company Says

4 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 – EchoStar has already met a deadline to begin getting 75 percent of new subscribers in certain markets on its own mobile network, the company said. The company had committed to onload new customers in certain areas onto its network, as opposed to connecting them via deals with AT&T and T-Mobile, in exchange for the Federal Communications Commission extending buildout deadlines elsewhere last year.
States Could Still Use Statute to Favor Fiber for BEAD: Experts

4 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 – Updated rules for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program make it easier for non-fiber applicants to compete for funding. But because of the way the law standing up the program was written, experts say state broadband offices’ final spending plans might end up being similar to what they would have been under the old rules.
Feenstra Introduces House Companion to Senate Bill that Would Assess ISPs, Big Tech

4 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

USF — 2 min read WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 – Reps. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., introduced last week a bill that would require big tech companies and broadband ISPs to contribute to the Universal Service Fund. Feenstra’s office said the full text, yet to be released, was identical to the Senate version introduced last month.
Supporters Urge Capitol Hill to Protect Unlicensed, Shared Spectrum

1 week ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2025 – Supporters of unlicensed and shared spectrum services keep pushing Capitol Hill lawmakers to protect those airwaves if they restore the Federal Communications Commission’s ability to auction wireless licenses. Consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge urged email recipients Friday to contact their senators and representatives and tell them to protect the 6 GigaHertz band from being auctioned as part of the bill.
Expert: Some States Could See Decrease in BEAD Locations Because of Unlicensed Wireless

1 week ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2025 – Some states could see a significant reduction in their eligible locations for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program after taking into account new wireless coverage, according to a broadband mapping expert. According to an analysis from J. Randolph Luening, founder of BroadbandToolkit.com, 11 states have the potential to shrink their BEAD-eligible locations by more than 25 percent.