FCC approves EchoStar's $40bn spectrum sales to AT&T, SpaceX
The regulator says the sales will boost competition while enhancing D2D rollout
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The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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NASA objects to Bezos’ Blue Origin’s 51,600 satellite “Project Sunrise” constellation
Space agency queries technical details of plan
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Fermi's ousted CEO fights for return, company claims he is "attempting to fill the board with his acolytes to force a sale"
Toby Neugebauer remains the largest shareholder, but has lost the support of the second largest shareholder in messy spat
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Florida enacts data center law covering ratepayer protections, water use, and local zoning powers
Will come into effect July 1
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Medallion sues InfraPartners for $15m over unfinished Lagos data center
Digital Realty subsidiary seeks damages after alleged issues at modular build
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Jury awards $18.2m to families of two brothers killed while working at cell tower
The two brothers were toppled out of a boom lift amid high winds
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Astound Broadband files lawsuit against Dish over payments
Becomes latest company to pursue legal action against Dish
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QTS files appeal to Virginia supreme court to reinstate zoning for PW Digital Gateway project
Company keeps fighting, even after Compass and the county drop out
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Bill proposed in North Carolina seeks to mandate large load data centers to cover cost of energy and water infrastructure
Proposed by Democrat Lindsey Prather
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Compass pulls out of PW Digital Gateway project, residents sue to get out of contracts with QTS
The original gigawatt campus project suffers more setbacks
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Utah Planning Commission delays decision on Kevin O’Leary-backed data center project
Up to 9GW project has already secured backing from Utah's Military Installation Development Authority
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Strategic framework proposed for data center applications in the state of Lower Austria
Draft legislation intended to harness surging demand for data centers while preventing runaway power consumption by sector, says ruling party
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Data centers in the UK stymied by "inadequate community engagement" - report
Data centers are becoming controversial on the other side of the Atlantic
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SpaceX takes aim at Amazon over satellite deployment requirements
Amazon's request for an extension has irritated SpaceX
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UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal rules $2.8bn lawsuit against Microsoft can go to trial
Case originally filed in 2024
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Developer withdraws application for 70MW data center in Hutto, Texas
Zydeco eases off amid pushback from locals
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Officials in North Carolina county void data center rezoning amid legal challenge
Company behind Project Delta looks to restart zoning process from start
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Think-tank sues Tennessee county over data center and crypto ban, calls block unconstitutional
Crypto miner sues county over blanket crypto data center ban
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European Commission releases aggregate EED data center data – operators report 6.4GW of installed capacity across the EU
Current data aggregated under the directive, not yet a complete picture
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Portugal approves National Data Center Plan
The initiative establishes guidelines to accelerate the sector's development in the country
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More than a quarter of US states do not properly disclose revenue lost to data center tax abatements - report
States should adhere to the GAAP, says report
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Change of mayor prompts appeal against data center planned in Provence, France
Officials aim to revoke permission for planned Telehouse facility
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Telecom Italia gets EU approval for €700m Sparkle subsea unit sale
The deal won't impact competition, notes the European Commission
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Officials in Virginia's Prince William County drop support for QTS/Compass' Digital Gateway data center project
County will no longer be involved in appeals after court upholds removal of project’s zoning authorization
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Residents of Granbury, Texas, sue the city after authorities rezone 2,100 acres for potential data center project
Opposition takes on a legal flavor
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Pennsylvania House passes two data center related bills
One aimed at local zoning measures and the other at resource use reporting
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Telenor faces lawsuit over allegations telco exposed Myanmar customers' data with junta
The telco allegedly shared customers' data in Myanmar with the junta
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UK gov't names Sir Ian Cheshire as preferred chair of Ofcom
If approved, Sir Ian Cheshire will be appointed on a four-year term