Amazon needs a 24-month extension on its LEO satellite launch milestone; NTIA may have answered the SpaceX request to alter BEAD requirements; FCC resolves a pole attachment dispute in Virginia; CWA members of the Navajo Nation ratify a new contract & Technological advances continue to outpace workforce availability. Those stories & more on This Week in the  Broadband Universe.

Starlink making waves in BEAD with waiver requests; Industry workforce shortages could be larger than previously thought; Comcast & Google settle separate class action lawsuits; Gas-fired power is on the rise due to AI Data Center demands & Growing concern as a Russian ship drops anchor near major sub sea cables in British waters. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

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.