• Colorado Finally Kills Dumb 2005 Comcast-Backed State Law Banning Community Broadband Networks [techdirt.com]

• Airbus, Eutelsat, SES, Thales, and other European satellite companies plan to bid for the IRIS² satellite constellation, hoping to rival SpaceX's Starlink [arstechnica.com]

• Viasat sizes up BEAD opportunity [lightreading.com]

• T-Mobile hits 5G uplink speeds of 200 Mbps [convergedigest.blogspot.com]

• T-Mobile confirms second data breach in 2023 [securitymagazine.com]

• AT&T targets $10M airport connectivity deal [mobileworldlive.com]

• As Community Broadband Advocate, Gigi Sohn is Eager to be Back in the Spotlight Again [telecompetitor.com]

• Altice USA teases 8-Gig speeds, ponders pay-TV options [lightreading.com]

• Starlink nixes plan to impose 1TB data cap and per-gigabyte overage fees [arstechnica.com]

• T-Mobile's dreaded AutoPay discount change is 'fully confirmed' and set to come into effect soon [phonearena.com]

• Astound Broadband jumps into the mobile fray [lightreading.com]

• Eligibility of 1.4M Locations for BEAD Funding at Stake as NTIA Weighs a Critical Decision [telecompetitor.com]

• FCC Proposes $8M In Fines Against Starry, GeoLinks, 20 Other RDOF Bidders [telecompetitor.com]

• Charter, T-Mobile face off over free lines [lightreading.com]

• Former Sprint Wireline Network Now in Cogent’s Hands with Close of T-Mobile Deal [telecompetitor.com]

• Music labels are taking down AI voice clone songs from streaming services by citing copyright infringement, an approach experts say is not so straightforward [theverge.com]

• The Writers Guild of America calls for a strike after negotiations with Netflix, Apple, Amazon, and others over pay and AI issues failed; around 12K may strike [gizmodo.com]

• Apple uses its Rapid Security Response feature, announced at WWDC 2022, to push a non-beta public update for the first time to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS users [arstechnica.com]

• Eshoo, Booker Bill Would Kill Dumb, Monopoly-Backed State Bans On Community Broadband [techdirt.com]

• Charter CEO: We’re the Largest Rural Provider Today [telecompetitor.com]

• Debate rages over Dish's financial future [lightreading.com]

• Canada’s Rogers signs direct-to-cell satellite deals with Starlink and Lynk [datacenterdynamics.com]

• Comcast ekes out small broadband gain as wireless adds near another record [lightreading.com]

• Hawaii to Use its Entire Capital Projects Fund Allotment for Broadband [telecompetitor.com]

• AT&T Shoves Long Neglected DSL Customers To Wireless, Insists That’s Good Enough [techdirt.com]

• T-Mobile Continues Growth Streak With 1.3 Million New Customers [cnet.com]

• Google TV rolls out its free built-in channels to all US users and adds offerings from Plex, Haystack News, and Tubi, for a total of 800+ free channels [9to5google.com]

• Canada's Online Streaming Act passes final hurdle in Parliament; it requires streamers to support Canadian content and gives the CRTC regulatory power over them [thestar.com]

• Dueling Cost Analyses: Are BEAD Fiber Goals Too Ambitious? [telecompetitor.com]

• Rogers puts DOCSIS 4.0 to the test [lightreading.com]

• T-Mobile vs Verizon vs AT&T: Extensive New 5G Testing Shows (Once Again) Who's The Nationwide Boss [phonearena.com]

• AST SpaceMobile-Rakuten Mobile satellite success could create universal smartphone suffrage [mobileeurope.co.uk]

• NTIA to States: BEAD Challenge Process is a Must, Here’s What We Propose [telecompetitor.com]

• 6G R&D gathers pace but nobody knows what the next G will look like [lightreading.com]

• DraftKings plans to launch a free, ad-supported video streaming service with videos of podcasts the company sponsors, expected to debut in coming weeks [bloomberg.com]

• T-Mobile US targets sports for 5G innovation [mobileworldlive.com]

• A Whole New Market? AT&T Demos Satellite Connectivity with an Unmodified Cellphone [telecompetitor.com]

• T-Mobile Will Comply with Finding Against Home Internet Ad Claims [telecompetitor.com]

• Verizon confident about FWA capacity as subs approach 2M [lightreading.com]

• The UK CMA blocks Microsoft's $68.7B Activision acquisition, citing concerns about competition and innovation in the UK gaming market; Microsoft plans to appeal [gov.uk]

• What China's Major Submarine Internet Cable Means for U.S. Network Architects [networkcomputing.com]

• Best live TV streaming service: YouTube TV vs Sling TV vs Hulu + Live TV and the rest [techhive.com]

• Amazon’s Satellite-Internet Ambitions Move Closer to Reality [wsj.com]

• Are Individual Broadband Map Challenges on a Different Timeline from Bulk Challenges? [telecompetitor.com]

• Senate Republicans push NTIA for new BEAD rules [lightreading.com]

• In 5G and 6G, Biden is starting to make Trump look good [lightreading.com]

• A US appeals court affirms a lower court's 2021 ruling largely rejecting claims by Epic that Apple's App Store policy banning third-party app stores is illegal [bloomberg.com]

• T-Mobile US renews military veterans contract [mobileworldlive.com]

• AT&T's 'Internet Air' Looks To Be Its FWA Replacement For DSL Connections [lightreading.com]

• T-Mobile's Merger With Sprint: Everything That's Changed 3 Years Later [cnet.com]

• House hearing considers 'breaking barriers' to broadband permitting [lightreading.com]

• Nielsen: Netflix accounts for between 7% and 8% of TV viewing in the US every month and between 70% to 80% of the top 10 shows in the US every week [bloomberg.com]

• Google Fiber outlines plan to build in Pocatello, Idaho [datacenterdynamics.com]

• Broadband providers urged to promote cheaper deals as millions miss out [standard.co.uk]

• The Mapping Dilemma: How Can States Ensure They Get The Best ‘Bang For Their Buck’? [telecompetitor.com]

• How A Competitive Broadband Market Will Impact Comcast’s Q1 Results [forbes.com]

• Biden administration wants to avoid 5G mistakes in race to beat China on 6G [cyberscoop.com]

• AT&T warming to FWA as fiber subscriber growth pace slows [lightreading.com]

• Google Fi gets third rebrand in 8 years, adds free trial for eSim phones [arstechnica.com]

• House hearing considers 'breaking barriers' to broadband permitting [lightreading.com]

• Report: U.S. Overtakes China in Number Of Cities With 5G Deployments [telecompetitor.com]

• Netflix upgrades ad plan features, will wind down DVD biz this fall [lightreading.com]

• A T-Mobile plan shakeup might be coming as soon as Sunday [androidauthority.com]

• T-Mobile’s ‘un-carrier’ party still going, analysts say [fiercewireless.com]

• AT&T touts progress on path to standalone 5G [lightreading.com]

• Broadband Map Bill Would Add a Reallocation Process to BEAD Funding Program [telecompetitor.com]