An Executive Order on State AI regulations provides yet another hurdle for BEAD funding; Broadband permitting legislation moves through the House; California takes action on streaming content; Multiple EMS systems targeted with a cyber attack; The FCC may bar Chinese telecom companies to mitigate robocalls; & Could there soon be AI in the sky? Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

Nine more BEAD final proposal approvals from NTIA; A major ISP copyright infringement case goes before the Supreme Court; Netflix wins the Warner Brothers Discovery sweepstakes; AT&T sues T-Mobile over the Easy Switch; And new research from the FBA on the vital role of rural broadband infrastructure in support of AI innovation and energy resilience. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe

Arizona launches a first in the nation permit finder to streamline broadband deployment; A massive R&D investment announced by Nokia; Metronet reaches three million locations on its all-fiber network & Congress reauthorizes the state and local cyber security grant program. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

Texas joins the list of states with NTIA approval of its BEAD final proposal; Louisiana becomes the first state to sign its BEAD grant award amendment; The FCC unanimously moves closer to auctioning a portion of the upper C-band; A massive DDoS attach thwarted by Azure, and a new name for Project Kuiper. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

NTIA announces reforms to Tribal Broadband programs; ACA Connects calls for permitting reform from the FCC; Huge job cuts & store closures by Verizon; A 7 Gigawatt AI Data Center on the drawing board in New Mexico; Disney & YouTube TV settle their rights fee battle; And the culprit in a widespread internet outage winds up being one for the birds! Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

North Carolina to provide $50 Million in recovery grants for broadband service provicers impacted by Hurricane Helene; Broadband.io surveys SBOs on non-deployment funds & the likelyhood they’ll see redlines from NTIA on their final proposals; Several Georgia Counties take action to stop data center development; A new name for Altice USA & TIVO will no longer be quite the same. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.