The lawmaker's Silicon Valley seat will be open for the first time in decades.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposes a new way to eliminate junk fees.
The state is looking to set locations outside its mapped community boundaries as extremely high-cost.
Telecom and utility companies have been clashing on replacement costs.
Varied geography might result in multiple high-cost thresholds, the state said.
The state is opting into speed tests, area and MDU challenges, and new financing guidelines.
The Affordable Connectivity Program and the Rip-and-Replace program are both central funding needs for the industry.
The decision has intensified an ongoing debate since the rules were finalized earlier in November 2023.
After being fired on Friday by the board of OpenAI, former CEO Altman will join Microsoft and lead its AI.
The state plans to get fiber to up to 90 percent of its unserved locations.
The NTIA's Internet Use Survey doesn't delve deeply enough into why people choose not to adopt broadband.
Digital skills are a necessary foundation for workforce development, said panelists at the Nov. 14 event.
Constitutional issues leading courts to strike down age verification law are still present, said EFF.
The federal government has failed to uphold its trust responsibility to provide health, safety and welfare to Native American tribes.
The fund spends $8 billion annually to subsidize networks.
The move is a win for wireless providers, who have been pushing the NTIA on the issue.
State broadband offices should look to local organizations for digital equity efforts, panelists said.
Digital navigators spoke about their work at the Connect20 Summit in Washington.
If the state chose to solely install fiber, underserved communities would be left out, said state broadband leaders.
Industry associations are not happy about the FCC's new digital discrimination rules.