by R.A. Dyer | Jul 6, 2026 | News Roundup
TELECOM AND BROADBAND NEWS Houston Public Media: Texas governor’s office asked for broadband rules that help Elon Musk’s Starlink July 2 — The state office that distributes billions to expand Texas rural broadband is facing allegations of “favoritism” and offering...
by R.A. Dyer | Jun 26, 2026 | News Roundup
TELECOM AND BROADBAND NEWS Fierce Network: Telecom Act at 30: How deregulation reshaped telecom June 24 —February 8, 2026 marked 30 years since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first major overhaul of U.S. communications law since 1934. Designed to deregulate...
by R.A. Dyer | May 31, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ERCOT NEWS US Energy Information Administration: Natural gas for power generation flat this summer, record high expected in 2027 May 28 — We forecast demand in the commercial sector to grow nationally because of the addition of new data centers...
by R.A. Dyer | Apr 28, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ERCOT NEWS E&E News: States look to curb sky-high salaries of utility CEOs April 23 — “There’s no way to reconcile [utility CEO compensation] with the quality of service that customers are receiving and the affordability of service that...
by R.A. Dyer | Apr 2, 2026 | ERCOT
Texas Power Companies Win Supreme Court Appeal in Winter Storm Uri Case. ________________________________________________ An effort to revive legal claims blaming negligence by power companies for billions of dollars in consumer losses during Winter Storm Uri has been...
