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2 days ago | 
nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow
The FCC today streamlined the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) process by eliminating a requirement that data submissions be certified by a “certified professional engineer.” The new rule adopted 3-0 by the new Republican-majority Commission allows certification by a “qualified engineer” familiar with the specific broadband network’s design.
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4 days ago | 
nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow
NRTC members offering broadband internet now have access to a DIRECTV streaming video referral service designed to help subscribers find the video package that suits them. Streaming video bundles are one of the most effective tools broadband providers can use to attract and retain long-term subscribers.
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5 days ago | 
telecompetitor.com | Randy Sukow
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court — in the case of McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp. — said that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policy decisions are not exclusively reviewable by federal courts of appeal. Lower courts are free to interpret statues without accepting FCC interpretations. The decision follows a pattern of opinions reducing the influence of federal agencies on judicial review, most notably the 2024 Loper Bright Enterprises V.
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1 week ago | 
nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow
The U.S. Supreme Court today in the case of McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp., said that FCC policy decisions are not exclusively reviewable by federal courts of appeal. Lower courts are free to interpret statues without accepting FCC interpretations. The decision follows a pattern of opinions reducing the influence of federal agencies on judicial review, most notably the 2024 Loper Bright Enterprises V. Raimondo, which struck down the 40-year-old Chevron deference.
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2 weeks ago | 
nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow
In state broadband offices across the nation a week ago, staffers felt alarm when the federal government announced major changes to the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
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3 weeks ago | 
nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released a policy notice, making significant changes to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. NTIA said the goal is to improve the cost-efficiency of the program, remove regulatory burdens on applicants for BEAD funding and to reset the fiber-favoring rules under the Biden Administration’s original Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) document to technology-neutral rules.
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3 weeks ago | 
telecompetitor.com | Randy Sukow
A recent addition to the draft budget reconciliation bill (“One Big Beautiful Bill”) dominated a hearing yesterday of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. In late May, House Republicans passed a 10-year moratorium on state and local regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). The moratorium would include a ban on enforcement of regulations some states have already adopted.
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3 weeks ago | 
nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow
A recent addition to the draft budget reconciliation bill (One Big Beautiful Bill) dominated a hearing yesterday of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. In late May, House Republicans passed a 10-year moratorium on state and local regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). The moratorium would include a ban on enforcement of regulations some states have already adopted.
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3 weeks ago | 
benton.org | Randy Sukow
On April 28, Amazon’s Project Kuiper launched an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida and sent 27 satellites into low Earth orbit. The ground personnel rapidly established contact with the satellites. It was the first of a series of planned launches to an altitude of 280 miles, working toward a future constellation of 3,200 satellites beaming broadband service worldwide with extremely low latency. The hope is to give Starlink some competition.
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3 weeks ago | 
telecompetitor.com | Randy Sukow
On April 28, Amazon’s Project Kuiper launched an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida and sent 27 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). The ground personnel rapidly established contact with the satellites. It was the first of a series of planned launches to an altitude of 280 miles, working toward a future constellation of 3,200 satellites beaming broadband service worldwide with extremely low latency. The hope is to give Starlink some competition.
