Broadband grants awarded in New Mexico; West Virginia’s Public Service Commission rules on whether utilities or ISPs have to pay for replacing utility poles; Indiana considers legislation to address abandoned & low hanging telecom wiring; And JP Morgan Chase announces a massive initiative in cybersecurity, infrastructure resilience & strategic technologies. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

Indiana’s Connectivity Program makes its 15th round of broadband grant awards; Legislation in California allows renters to opt out of bulk-billin broadband arrangements; On-site natural gas to power a Stargate AI Data Center in West Texas; A new subsea landing station in Myrtle Beach & CNN launches an all-access streaming platform. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance files suit over repeal of the Digital Equity Act Grant Program; FCC will vote on speeding up the transition to Next Gen TV; A legal fight brewing over whether spectrum licenses confer constitutionally protected property rights; and California takes action to control volume levels for streaming TV commercials. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

The government shutdown slows down BEAD activity at NTIA; The Department of Energy issues an RFP to build a major data center on the Savannah River site; ISP Brightspeed files a lawsuit against the city of Bristol, TN ; New York’s ConnectALL awards more than $15 million for broadband infrastructure. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

Permitting reform to speed broadband projects discussed in the U.S. House of Representatives; Project Kuiper anticipates serving multiple international markets by early next year; Record setting use of wireless data during 2024; Japan subsidizes under-sea cable laying ships for NEC & a long-time leader in broadband announces a coming retirement. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

Louisiana’s Governor urges Commerce to let states keep unspent BEAD funds; SpaceX challenges more proposed BEAD grant awards; Skydance prepares a bid for Warner Brothers Discovery; Several wireline carriers have to repay USF funds & a novel idea for building nuclear reactors a mile underground. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.