https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/broadband/ The latest Flip News stories on broadband. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:23 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/senators-press-ntia-bead-non-deployment-funds/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/senators-press-ntia-bead-non-deployment-funds/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A bipartisan group led by Jeanne Shaheen and Susan Collins is pressing Commerce to release guidance on how states can use billions in BEAD funds beyond broadband construction. James Calloway bead ntia broadband senate shaheen collins Broadband Breakfast https://flipnews.co.uk/business/talktalk-administration-within-days-rescue-sale-stalls/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/talktalk-administration-within-days-rescue-sale-stalls/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:55:00 GMT The Telegraph reports TalkTalk could enter administration within days after a rescue sale stalled, with officials preparing contingency plans because some national security networks partly rely on its systems. Sarah Whitfield TalkTalk broadband administration Ofcom UK business The Telegraph (via BriefTea); Sky News; The Sun; Telecoms.com https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/fcc-broadband-permitting-showdown/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/fcc-broadband-permitting-showdown/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT More than 200 local governments have told the FCC its proposed 120-day shot clock on broadband permits is illegal — setting up a court fight over who controls rural buildouts. Sarah Whitfield FCC broadband permitting rural policy Telecompetitor https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/ofcom-ai-telecoms-rules/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/ofcom-ai-telecoms-rules/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ofcom says existing consumer rules are enough to govern AI in telecoms for now, while publishing research showing 8% of online UK adults use AI to manage broadband and mobile services. James Calloway Ofcom AI telecoms regulation broadband consumer Ofcom https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/project-gigabit-3000-jobs-apprenticeships/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/project-gigabit-3000-jobs-apprenticeships/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT New figures from broadband suppliers show more than 3,000 jobs and apprenticeships have been created in England through Project Gigabit, as Telecoms Minister Ian Murray met trainees at Quickline's centre in Hull. Sarah Whitfield broadband Project Gigabit apprenticeships jobs Ian Murray Quickline GOV.UK https://flipnews.co.uk/state-grants/bead-true-up-round-state-directors-gaps/ https://flipnews.co.uk/state-grants/bead-true-up-round-state-directors-gaps/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:10:00 GMT Four state broadband directors told a Broadband Breakfast panel that NTIA's supplemental BEAD round excludes underserved locations and may underfund the rest. James Calloway BEAD broadband NTIA state grants Broadband Breakfast https://flipnews.co.uk/broadband/uk-broadband-11-fee-bbc/ https://flipnews.co.uk/broadband/uk-broadband-11-fee-bbc/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ministers are reportedly weighing an £11-a-month 'Home Internet Levy' on broadband bills to replace the BBC TV licence fee, after a proposal from the Social Market Foundation. Tom Ellery broadband BBC licence fee government Charter Review ISPreview UK https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/bead-overhaul-spacex-levin/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/bead-overhaul-spacex-levin/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Satellite broadband provider SpaceX benefited from changes to the $42.45 billion BEAD grant programme that made it easier to compete for funding — and the delay gave Starlink more time to sign up rural subscribers before subsidised rivals arrived, according to longtime telecom analyst Blair Levin. James Calloway bead spacex starlink blair-levin ntia broadband Broadband Breakfast