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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House Commerce Advances $88 Billion Spectrum Auction Plan, Turning Back Amendments

18 hours ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2025 – At nearly 1 a.m. Wednesday, House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee passed communications provisions in a broader reconciliation budget package unchanged, defeating a series of Democratic amendments that would have redirected spectrum auction revenue toward broadband affordability, public safety, and cybersecurity initiatives.
Protesters Disrupt House Markup of Budget Bill Addressing Spectrum, AI

1 day ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2025 – Protesters were forcibly removed from a heated House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Tuesday as lawmakers began marking up their portion of the reconciliation budget bill, which includes sweeping provisions on artificial intelligence regulation and spectrum policy.
FCC Reviews EchoStar’s 2 GHz Spectrum Rights

1 day ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2025 – Following a series of petitions from SpaceX, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered a review of a 2024 agency decision that gave EchoStar three more years to deploy its 5G network – potentially putting the company’s hold on 40 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the 2 GigaHertz (GHz) band in jeopardy.
House Commerce Proposes 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations

2 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 – A Republican budget proposal that would block state and local governments from regulating artificial intelligence for the next decade drew sharp criticism Monday. Tucked into a broader budget reconciliation bill advanced by Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Monday, the provision would prohibit states, cities, and counties from passing or enforcing any law that regulates AI models or systems until 2035.
UVA Deploys CBRS Network With Comcast to Boost Cell Coverage

2 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

May 12, 2025 – The University of Virginia has partnered with Comcast Business to address longstanding cellular coverage gaps across its Charlottesville Grounds, leveraging Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum and a newly deployed private wireless network. The system, now live in select areas, integrates directly with participating mobile carriers, enabling students, faculty, and visitors to connect automatically.
Simington, Wax Call on Trump to ‘DOGE’ the FCC

2 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission is a prime candidate for DOGE-style reform, said Commissioner Nathan Simington and his newly appointed Chief of Staff Gavin Wax. In an op-ed published Friday in the Daily Caller, Simington and Wax called for “Trump to DOGE the FCC,” a reference to the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency aimed at cutting spending and reducing staff.
Trump Administration Cancels Digital Equity Grants

5 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 – The Commerce Department moved Friday evening to cancel grants under a $1.25 billion digital equity program, according to people familiar with the matter and an email reviewed by Broadband Breakfast.
Uncertainty Follows After Trump Targets Digital Equity Programs

5 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 – President Donald Trump posted on social media Thursday that $2.75 billion in digital equity funding was “unconstitutional” and that he was ending it “immediately.” It created some confusion and frustration for participants in the program.
Largest Nevada BEAD Awardee Urges NTIA to Break Ground on Broadband Projects

5 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jericho Casper

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 – Sky Fiber Internet, the largest Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment awardee in Nevada, has called on federal officials to expedite broadband projects that have stalled in the state .
BEAD Guidance to States Delayed Until Summer

5 days ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Jake Neenan

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 – States have been expecting updated guidance from the Commerce Department on a $42.45 billion broadband expansion plan by the middle of this month. That guidance appears to have been delayed until June or July. The delay was first reported in a Thursday research note from Blair Levin, policy analyst at New Street Research and former FCC chief of staff in the Clinton administration.