Louisiana leads a trio of States gaining BEAD final proposal approval; Altice USA agrees to a $119.5 million settlement with the State of West Virginia; Nvidia to offer a personal AI supercomputer & the FCC issues fines for a quartet of pirate radio stations. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

$18 Million awarded from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program; FBA’s OpTIC PATH training program continues to expand; Washington State sues T-Mobile over a massive data breach; Disney plans to acquire a majority stake in Fubo TV, but says goodbye to Venu Sports. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

FCC’s Net Neutrality rules struck down by the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; $34 Million in Broadband funding for the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma; The $3.3 Billion tower deal between Vertical Bridge & Verizon is now complete & a record-setting number of space launches with a lot of satellite payloads put into orbit during 2024. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

$276 Million for internet adoption awarded to 44 tribal Communities; USDA awards $313 Million in the 5th round of ReConnect; UTOPIA Fiber completes yet another fiber expansion project; A global live sports piracy ring is shut down & there’s a new home for viewing the X Games. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

It’s always great to visit with my friend Joe Patton. Thanks Joe for the update on the amazing work being done at Light Source Communications, and for all you do for so many people! I really enjoyed our conversation!

Maine opens enrollment for an innovative Working Internet ASAP program; Broadband infrastructure grants awarded in New Mexico; NTIA approves more DE Capacity Grant applications; Alianza to acquire Metaswitch from Microsoft & yet another price hike from YouTube TV. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.