by R.A. Dyer | Sep 23, 2026 | News Roundup
TELECOM AND BROADBAND NEWS Broadband Communities: BEAD’s unspent billions will deliver broadband to additional locations Sept.15 — Over $21 billion clawed back during Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s Benefit of the Bargain initiative for the Broadband Equity,...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 21, 2026 | News Roundup
TELECOM AND BROADBAND NEWS Texas Farm Bureau: TFB urges protection of landowner rights in pole attachment debate Aug. 19 — Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) urged state lawmakers to protect private property rights as they consider policies related to broadband deployment and...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 5, 2026 | ERCOT
ERCOT now has paused the batch interconnection process for data centers in response to Gov. Abbott’s announcement. ________________________________________________ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a moratorium on the approval of new data centers so state...
by R.A. Dyer | Jul 17, 2026 | News Roundup
TELECOM AND BROADBAND NEWS Broadband Breakfast: Texas Broadband Office Pushes Back Against SpaceX Favoritism Accusations July 23 — “The allegations appear to be driven by certain companies’ dissatisfaction with the outcome of an impartial process rather than by...
by R.A. Dyer | Jul 8, 2026 | ERCOT
On June 18, 2026, the PUC granted ERCOT’s request to not file the reports due to the length of time necessary to develop them, the urgency of ERCOT’s transition to the Batch Zero process, and because of delays this year in finalizing the long-term load forecast (LTLF)...
