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• March 11, 2026

  Md. Gov't Agencies Oppose Talkie's FCC Preemption Bid

  A Maryland-based internet service provider was not up front with the Federal Communications Commission about the details surrounding a permitting dispute when it came to the agency to ask it to preempt local regulations and allow it to move forward with a new utility pole and attachments without them, an Old Line State county says.

• March 11, 2026

  Verizon Told It Can't Reopen Pa. Utility Pole Dispute At FCC

  Verizon will not be allowed to reopen an old beef with FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co. over pole attachment rates at the Federal Communications Commission, which just denied the telecom behemoth's request to return to the matter.

• March 11, 2026

  Wisconsin Bell, Feds Settle 17-Year-Old FCA Suit For $55M

  Wisconsin Bell will pay $55 million to end long-running False Claims Act whistleblower claims accusing the company of overcharging public schools and libraries for internet services paid for by the government under the federal E-rate program, bringing almost 18 years of litigation to an end.

• March 11, 2026

  Meta, Google Rest In Bellwether Social Media Harm Trial

  Meta Platforms and Google rested their defense Wednesday in a landmark California bellwether trial accusing their social media platforms of harming children, with the cases-in-chief ending in a somewhat anticlimactic manner as jurors were shown videotaped depositions after weeks of dramatic live testimony and attorney theatrics.

• March 11, 2026

  Sens. To Examine US Plans For Global Spectrum Talks

  With global talks over managing the airwaves set for next year, senators overseeing U.S. radio spectrum policy will focus a hearing next week on how the U.S. can get a leg up on using the airwaves to fuel economic growth.

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