The Broadband Exchange

September 28, 2026: Colorado halts a BEAD award, Indiana and New Mexico announce grants

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompeitor, we discuss the BEAD award for Maverix Broadband canceled by the state of Colorado, new grant announc

September 21, 2026: AI spending and use against scam calls, reports galore, and more…

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompeitor, we discuss a new report about AI spending in the telecom sector and share our interview about AI sca

September 14, 2026: New BEAD deployment round, FCC moves, M&A, and more…

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompeitor, we discuss the NTIA’s announcement of a new BEAD deployment round to reach newly unserved locations.

August 31, 2026: All final BEAD proposals approved! Plus digital equity, M&A, grants…

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we celebrate the approval of all 50 states’ final BEAD proposals, discuss the NTIA’s resumption of the digital equity gr

August 24, 2026: Practical uses for AI in broadband, plus Charter/Cox and other M&A

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we hear about multiple ways AI can be employed for the benefit of broadband providers. We also look into the finalizatio

August 17, 2026: Spectrum stories, M&A news, reports, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we discuss several stories about spectrum from the FCC, AT&T, T-Mobile, and SpaceX. We also look at two recent acquisiti

August 10, 2026: The FCC’s USF moves, BEAD issues, Starlink ambitions, and M&A news

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we discuss the FCC’s recent USF moves, why some electric cooperatives are dropping out of the BEAD program, recent M&A n

August 3, 2026: Tracking data centers, M&A news, CX moves, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we talk about tracking different states’ approaches to data centers, look at recent M&A news, discuss Brightspeed’s new

July 27, 2026: California’s final BEAD proposal, FCC policy moves, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we cover the approval of California’s final BEAD proposal, news from the FCC’s July meeting, two new bills moving throug

July 20, 2026: Digital Equity Act, NTIA AI-native network funding, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we cover the recent news about the resumption of Digital Equity Act programs, new funding from the NTIA for AI-native ne

July 13, 2026: Oregon and South Carolina BEAD awards, Amazon Leo service, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we cover the recent news on BEAD awards in Oregon and South Carolina, new state broadband funding in California and New

July 6, 2026: FCC spectrum auctions, SpaceX considering mobile, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at the winners of the latest FCC spectrum auction and the new auction the Commission is proposing. We also discu

June 29, 2026: FCC moves on deployment and E-Rate, last-mile grant programs, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at the FCC’s recent moves on broadband deployment delays and the E-Rate program. We also discuss last-mile grant

June 22, 2026: Findings from Telecompetitor’s State of AI in Rural Broadband study

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we present findings from Telecompetitor’s State of AI in Rural Broadband study. Special guests — Pivot Senior Insights M

June 15, 2026: Partnerships between GCI and Starlink, Amazon and Corning, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at two new partnerships: GCI/Starlink and Amazon/Corning. We also dig into new offers from Comcast and AT&T, new

June 8, 2026: Texas BEAD awards, new AT&T plans, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at two new AT&T plans aimed at simplicity with customization, the differences between Texas’ provisional BEAD aw

June 1, 2026: Interview with Heather Hampton-Knodle on digital agriculture and AI (Part 2)

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we feature part 2 of an interview with Heather Hampton-Knodle. Heather is a farmer who regularly uses digital agricultur

May 25, 2026: Interview with Heather Hampton-Knodle on the FCC and rural broadband (Part 1)

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we feature part 1 of an interview with Heather Hampton-Knodle. Heather is a farmer who uses digital agriculture and AI r

May 18, 2026: BEAD deployment milestones amid challenges, recent AI news, and more

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at the challenges facing the BEAD Program even as it marks important deployment milestones. We also offer severa

May 11, 2026: Farm bill passes House with broadband provisions, court ends digital discrimination rules

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we cover the passage of the Farm Bill by the House of Representatives and its provisions for broadb