Broadband Breakfast

Broadband Breakfast is a news organization located in Washington that has been around for ten years. It focuses on creating a community centered on topics like Internet Infrastructure, the effects of Broadband, Smart Cities, and Rural Telecom. We offer unbiased news and expert insights on these areas. Our name comes from the Broadband Breakfast Club we started in 2008, and we are currently working on reviving a series of broadband-related events, set to relaunch in September 2019.

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Industry Urges FCC to Revisit Environmental Review Rules

2 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2025 – Industry leaders spotlighted a CTIA petition on Tuesday that urges the Federal Communications Commission to update its environmental review procedures in light of a recent White House directive and rule change.
Project Kuiper Gets New April 28 Launch Date

2 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

April 22, 2025 – After weeks of delay, the first 27 operational satellites of Amazon’s Project Kuiper are now scheduled to launch April 28 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, ULA announced over the weekend. The launch is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with a two-hour launch window. The mission – called Kuiper 1 – will be streamed live on ULA’s website.
West Virginia Data Center Bill Gets Local Pushback

2 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2025 – Local officials across West Virginia are concerned over legislation awaiting the governor’s signature that would incentivize data center development but reallocate property tax revenue and strip away local permitting and zoning control from counties and municipalities. The bill, House Bill 2014, would establish a Certified Microgrid Program and a High Impact Data Center Program intended to lure these energy-intensive computing facilities to the Mountain State.
Chittenden County CUD Will Soon Emerge From The 'Dark Ages' with Fiber Expansion

3 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Karl Bode

Vermont’s Communications Union Districts (CUDs), which were the subject of a recently released ILSR report, continue to make steady inroads in delivering high-quality broadband access to long-neglected rural Vermont residents. In 2021 the Vermont legislature passed Act 71, ensuring CUDs would play a key role in expanding fiber access in the Green Mountain state.
California $15 Low-Income Internet Bill Gets a Hearing

3 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2025 – The California Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance will hear testimony April 30 on a bill that would require internet service providers to offer a low-cost broadband option to qualifying low-income households. The bill’s author, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, D-Encinitas, also serves as chair of the committee that will preside over the hearing. Boerner’s office told Broadband Breakfast there is no public witness list or testimony available at this time.
MAGA Activist Gavin Wax Lands Senior Role at FCC

3 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2025 – A prominent operative in the MAGA movement will now help steer U.S. communications policy: Gavin Wax has been appointed chief of staff to Federal Communications Commissioner Nathan Simington. The 31-year-old former day trader and longtime Trump loyalist gained attention as president of the New York Young Republican Club, which he transformed from a 30 member social club in 2019 into a political force boasting over 1,800 members in 2024.
Charter, Former Executive End Lawsuit

3 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2025 – Charter and a former executive ended last week a legal battle over the cable provider’s trade secrets, they said in a court filingCharter had sued its former vice president of IT device activation, Prashanth Myla, alleging he violated stock option agreements and a Connecticut trade secrets law by taking the chief information officer job at fiber provider Metronet.
6 States Nearly Ready to Deal Out BEAD Funds

6 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

April 18, 2025 – Billions in broadband grants are on the table as states race toward application deadlines under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, with some already closing their first rounds and others pushing to finalize submissions by mid-May. More than 700,000 unserved locations are in play across six states highlighted this week, as BEAD funding rounds open, close, or enter evaluation. Michigan's first BEAD funding round concluded on April 9.
Dell’Oro: Fiber Build Likely Shielded from Tariffs

6 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2025 – Fiber broadband deployment might not be significantly impacted by tariffs imposed on imports this year, according to the Dell’Oro Group. The Trump administration announced sweeping duties on most American trading partners on April 2, then paused much of them for 90 days on April 9, leaving a 10 percent tariff in place across the board.
Mississippi Online Age Verification Law Sent Back to Lower Court for Review

6 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2025 – First it was blocked. Now it’s being reconsidered. A Mississippi law that would require websites to verify users’ age and obtain parental consent before minors can use social media and other online platforms is back on the table, after a federal appeals court said the judge who paused it didn’t follow new legal guidelines.