On Wednesday, the full Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Kathryn Zerfuss for a second term as a Public Utility Commissioner. Her new term expires on April 1, 2031. Zerfuss […]
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Legislature: 10-2-26
Data centers and AI on the legislative agenda this week as the Pennsylvania General Assembly winds down for the year. On the AI front, the House passed HB 1925 which, […]
Industry News: 9-25-26
Broadband permitting was front and center this week as initial comments were due in the FCC’s docket exploring ways to streamline and improve the processes of garnering approval to deploy […]
Legislature: 9-18-26
It’s called the “Tax Billionaires. Fund PA” bill and it was the focus of a Center Square article this week featuring perspectives from supporters and opponents. House Bill 1678 passed […]
Industry News: 9-11-26
Verizon and Corning announced an agreement this week which will have the fiber optic cable maker supply more than 80 million miles of product from 2027 to 2032. A press […]
Industry News: 9-4-26
When is fiber not fiber? In a recent lawsuit filed by AT&T against Charter Communications, the answer is when its copper coaxial cable. At issue is Charter’s “fiber powered” advertising […]
Industry News: 8-21-26
A major course correction this week in the form of an Executive Order from Governor Josh Shapiro on data centers. While the EO does not place an outright moratorium on […]
Industry News: 8-7-26
The much-maligned Universal Service Administrative Company will be in the crosshairs of a review initiated by the FCC this week, supplementing the broader review of the federal USF by the […]
Daily Number – 84,600,000
Plenty of big numbers in the recent filing of the Fiber Broadband Association to the FCC as the Commission prepares its 19th report on broadband (Section 706 Report). The top […]