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SpaceX’s Starship Returns From Orbit and Is Captured by Launch Pad Arms in a Dramatic First Read more:
SpaceX’s Starship Returns From Orbit and Is Captured by Launch Pad Arms in a Dramatic First
It was the grand finale that Elon Musk and his team hoped for — the first-ever capture of a Starship flying back from space
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SpaceX’s Starship Soars Into Orbit Ater Booster Explosion Prevents and Unprecedented Double Catch Read more:
SpaceX’s Starship Soars Into Orbit Ater Booster Explosion Prevents and Unprecedented Double Catch
The first-stage booster was diverted into the Gulf of Mexico shortly after Friday's liftoff and exploded. But the spacecraft still soared into orbit, delivering 26 Starlink satellites
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Bessent Blames Lutnick's Commerce Department For Not Restricting Nvidia Chip Exports Read more:
Bessent Blames Lutnick's Commerce Department For Not Restricting Nvidia Chip Exports
Bessent said on Friday that Treasury, State, and Defense were in favor of adding Megaspeed to an export control list for months
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FCC Sets Upper C-band Auction Schedule Read more:
FCC Sets Upper C-band Auction Schedule
Incumbents told the agency it will cost $4.33 billion to relocate
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TierPoint Announces Appointment of New CEO Read more:
TierPoint Announces Appointment of New CEO
Craig Cowden will become CEO effective Jan. 4, J027
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Bogdan-Martin Re-Elected to Lead ITU Read more:
Bogdan-Martin Re-Elected to Lead ITU
She’s the first American and woman to hold the position
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AT&T Split Into 8 Companies on Jan. 1, 1984, the Largest Breakup in Antitrust History Read more:
AT&T Split Into 8 Companies on Jan. 1, 1984, the Largest Breakup in Antitrust History
AT&T kept long distance, its Western Electric equipment factories and its Bell Labs research facility
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GOP Sen. Ernst Takes a Final Shot at Wasteful BEAD Spending Read more:
GOP Sen. Ernst Takes a Final Shot at Wasteful BEAD Spending
Retiring Iowa Republican says, ‘federal funds must be tied to specific, auditable deliverables that directly advance the connection of unserved locations to broadband’
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Fallout From the Nvidia Scandal May Dampen Exuberance Around AI Read more:
Fallout From the Nvidia Scandal May Dampen Exuberance Around AI
Nvidia’s rivals Broadcom, Intel and AMD saw their shares advance Thursday following Huang’s departure
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Advocacy Groups Sue AI giants to Freeze New Models, Warning of 'Catastrophic' Risks Read more:
Advocacy Groups Sue AI giants to Freeze New Models, Warning of 'Catastrophic' Risks
The suit alleges that the tech giants can't prevent their creations from causing 'catastrophic' harm, and violates California law
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House Passes Four Nuclear Bills, Advances Fuel Measures Read more:
House Passes Four Nuclear Bills, Advances Fuel Measures
Congress approved six measures addressing nuclear fuel production, licensing and federal oversight
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States Receive BEAD Cleanup Round Locations Read more:
States Receive BEAD Cleanup Round Locations
Broadband offices will have about three months to field and adjudicate challenges
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House Passes Four Nuclear Bills, Advances Fuel Measures Read more:
House Passes Four Nuclear Bills, Advances Fuel Measures
Congress approved six measures addressing nuclear fuel production, licensing and federal oversight
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Cogeco’s Welo ISP Expands into Florida and South Carolina Read more:
Cogeco’s Welo ISP Expands into Florida and South Carolina
Welo is bringing its no-contract home internet service to Florida and South Carolina, with 'Price for Life' plans starting at $30 per month.
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Comporium Completes $6.3M Broadband Build in North Carolina Read more:
Comporium Completes $6.3M Broadband Build in North Carolina
The expansion adds another round of fiber infrastructure to a rural North Carolina county receiving state broadband grant support
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December 3, 2026: The State of Broadband in Rural America Read more:
December 3, 2026: The State of Broadband in Rural America
How Subscribers Use Broadband and AI, and What Providers Should Do Next
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Senate Commerce to Vote on Thumann’s Nomination Nov. 18 Read more:
Senate Commerce to Vote on Thumann’s Nomination Nov. 18
If confirmed, she would give Republicans a 3-1 majority at the FCC
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GCI Completes Acquisition of Quintillion Read more:
GCI Completes Acquisition of Quintillion
GCI says the deal will improve network reliability and restoration across Alaska
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FCC's Computer Inquiries Drew An Early Line on Information Services Read more:
FCC's Computer Inquiries Drew An Early Line on Information Services
From a 1956 court decision to the 1996 Telecom Act
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns After His Affair Raises National Security Concerns Read more:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns After His Affair Raises National Security Concerns
The company named Colette Kress as interim CEO on Thursday. She is the current executive vice president and chief financial officer
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Musk Invades the Cable Homeland as Starlink’s Urban Growth Rate Rockets Higher Read more:
Musk Invades the Cable Homeland as Starlink’s Urban Growth Rate Rockets Higher
According to Ookla, since October 2025 about 90% of new Starlink users switched from cable, DSL, or fixed wireless access connections
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Small Businesses Targeted with New Sparklight Mobile Plans Read more:
Small Businesses Targeted with New Sparklight Mobile Plans
Sparklight offers businesses service plans with unlimited talk, text, and 5G service
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SpaceX’s Starlink Gaining Urban Subs: Ookla Read more:
SpaceX’s Starlink Gaining Urban Subs: Ookla
The company’s regional promotions earlier this year were successful, Ookla found
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Other Satellite Companies Not Excited About Rocket Lab-Iridium Deal Read more:
Other Satellite Companies Not Excited About Rocket Lab-Iridium Deal
Rocket Lab and Iridium countered that concerns are unrelated to the $8 billion acquisition
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NYU Researcher: Data Centers Must Offer More to Local Communities Read more:
NYU Researcher: Data Centers Must Offer More to Local Communities
Data center developers face growing pressure to deliver local benefits
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Clearfield Supports East Central Energy’s First-in-Minnesota BEAD Expansion Project Read more:
Clearfield Supports East Central Energy’s First-in-Minnesota BEAD Expansion Project
East Central Energy is aiming to eventually serve 25,000 locations
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SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile Like FCC’s Unlicensed D2D Plan Read more:
SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile Like FCC’s Unlicensed D2D Plan
Current users of the bands being considered said the agency should take care to avoid interference
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