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09/10/2025
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Giving Congress Its Due
Given the renewed attention on these authoritative lines after the proper demise of the Chevron Doctrine and other court actions, everyone involved in communications policy should consider Congress in its proper light and be willing to present extraterritorial ideas to the rightful place for dissection.
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09/03/2025
BEAD Day
With tomorrow the deadline for states to submit their updated final proposals to NTIA for the BEAD program, the clock starts for the executive branch agency to address the plans.
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08/20/2025
West Virginia Sends in Final BEAD Proposal
West Virginia is the latest state to submit its final proposal for BEAD, and to SpaceX’s dismay, it’s another fiber-heavy game plan.
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08/19/2025
Starlink Continues to Make BEAD Challenges
As expected, Starlink parent SpaceX raised objections to Louisiana’s final proposal for BEAD.
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08/15/2025
BEAD Read: States Face the Starlink Factor
Virginia is the first test balloon for whether Starlink will be able to claw back more BEAD funding for satellite broadband. But it probably won’t be the last.
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08/13/2025
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Congressional Earmarks & Internet Access
After years in mothballs, Congress recently brought back the process of including earmarks within its appropriations process as a means to distribute funds to projects it deems worthy.