Always a pleasure to visit with Rob Griffin, Tribal Broadband Leader for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Thanks Rob for all you do in connecting so many people to better broadband!

Olivia Trusty receives Senate confirmation to the FCC; Legislation in Illinois paves the way for Electric Cooperatives to provide broadband; Reconnect funding restored by the House Appropriations Subcommittee & a new record for streaming. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

AT&T Fiber surpasses 30 Million serviceable locations; Lumen Technologies announces an RDOF default; US Signal prepares deployment of ultra dense fiber & Solar flares are reducing the lifespan of Starlink Satellites. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

NTIA finally releases updated rules for BEAD; The FCC is temporarily without a quorum as Commissioner Simington unexpectedly resigns; Kansas is set to break ground on a middle mile network; Rogue communications devices discovered in Chinese solar panels pose a threat to U.S. networks and the power grid & ChatGPT reaches new heights of popularity. Those stories & more on This Week in the  Broadband Universe.

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks steps down; Broadband trade groups urge immediate action on BEAD; The City of Oakland has plans for an open access broadband network & The Fiber Broadband Association’s biggest event heads for Music City! Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

AT&T acquires Lumen Technologies Fiber Internet; TVA applies for a permit to build a small modular nuclear reactor; The FCC votes unanimously to open up 20,000 Mhz of satellite spectrum; Blackfoot Communications relinquishes RDOF funding & House Lawmakers push for a ten-year ban on State regulation of AI. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.