The Texas Broadband Development Office awards $29 Million to enhance broadband access; CPUC awards $21 Million for expansion of broadband in California; Tik Tok reaches a deal to keep on ticking in the U.S.; Streaming continues to break viewing records & Another look at the GAO decision last month on the NTIA’s restructuring policy notice. Those stories & more on This week in the Broadband Universe.

Broadband Acceleration Grant program awards announced in Kansas; Both Oklahoma & New Mexico mark completion of broadband grant funded projects; FCC’s ability to levy fines without a jury trial being considered by the Supreme Court; Meta has huge plans to power AI with nuclear power & Starlink gets the green light for expansion to more than 19,000 satellites. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

North Carolina launches an $86 Million stop-gap internet access program; NTIA makes 9 awards in the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program; The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be dissolved; The FCC schedules a vote on expanded 6 GHZ operations & One state is using AI to reduce distracted driving in construction zones. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker introduces a bill that would allow states to use BEAD non-deployment funds; The GAO finds that NTIA violated the Congressional review Act; Five more states receive final proposal approval & the FCC has scheduled its first spectrum auction in more than three years. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

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