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NTIA opens door to new federal broadband grants

More broadband deployment funding could be headed to states to serve locations missed in earlier rounds of a $42 billion federal grant program. The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced Thursday that it plans to accept new proposals from states under the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.…

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Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going

Texas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.

The Texas Tribune

Return of the rave: How London's nightlife evolved to meet a new generation

Venues may have closed, but London’s nightlife scene is thriving by evolving in nimble-footed ways

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England’s World Cup run could boost UK economy by £7.6bn as 6.7 million set to watch Norway clash in pubs

Team’s success comes at perfect time for struggling bars and retailers

The Independent UK

Billions in rural broadband funds still on hold

Funds totaling about $20 billion delayed under the federal rural broadband internet program will be subject to new guidance “this summer,” the agency head overseeing the project said Tuesday. National Telecommunications and Information Administration leader Arielle Roth gave lawmakers that timeline at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, where…

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‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?

One in four late-night venues went out of business between 2020 and 2025. Those that remain are struggling to pull in customers. Maybe a night out in Birminghan will reveal why

The Guardian - UK

Lutnick urges boost for trade enforcement at BIS

The Commerce Department says it needs additional funds in fiscal 2027 to enforce export controls and prevent the diversion of semiconductors to China and other foreign adversaries. Testifying Thursday before the House Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said investment in new law enforcement agents at the Bureau of…

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First-responder network reauthorization advances

House lawmakers are moving forward with a reauthorization of the federally supported communications network for emergency services, despite mixed support from the public safety community for changes in the measure. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted, 51-0, on Wednesday to forward a bill, as amended, that would reauthorize the…

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Broadband program uncertainty has lawmakers, states on watch

The Trump administration has asserted for months that its “bargain” version of the federal $42.5 billion grant program to expand access to broadband internet would save taxpayers money. That made states and their representatives in Congress nervous that funds left over after deployment proposals would be clawed back. Under pressure…

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Senators press Lutnick over connections with Epstein

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told senators that “I have nothing to hide” in relation to his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.

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First-responders network faced with calls for change

A House subcommittee will take up a bipartisan bill that would make structural changes to the public-private FirstNet system.

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UK hospitality firms demand more help with business rates amid questions over Heathrow discount

Airports identified as biggest winners of government’s £4.3bn support package with Heathrow alone taking £900m discount

The Guardian - UK

Hedonism is back: Manchester clubbing mecca Sankeys to reopen

Sankeys will return in January 2026 in a city centre venue – and no phones will be allowed on the dancefloor

The Guardian - UK

Cost, service questions loom over revamped broadband push - Roll Call

The BEAD internet program could see more Starlink satellite service under Trump administration rules that ended a preference for fiber optic.

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The Guardian - UK

‘The live music bedrock has vanished’: gig venue closures from Oxford to Birmingham

In UK cities full of musicians, the fast-shrinking nightlife scene is leaving artists with nowhere to play. We asked how it is affecting our readers

The Guardian - UK

‘Not just about drink any more’: UK pubs tap themed nights to revive fortunes

Publicans embracing not just quiz nights but Elvis impersonator evenings, open mic poetry and opera in the garden

The National (Scotland)

Drug testing plan hopes to salvage flagging nighttime economy

DRUG checking and testing in city centres could help reduce Scotland’s appalling drug death toll, it has been claimed.

MusicRadar

Coming like a ghost town: The UK has lost a quarter of its clubs and late night venues since 2020

Towns are becoming “night-time deserts” warns Night Time Industries Association

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The Guardian - UK

One in four UK late-night venues have closed since 2020, figures show

Industry body calls for urgent tax cuts to save ‘cornerstones of community life’ and halt rise of ‘night-time deserts’

Evening Standard

One in five London late night bars and clubs have shut since 2020

Industry body warns of “night time deserts” unless the trend is reversed soon

International Business Times

Gen Z Shift, High Costs Force UK Nightclubs To Reinvent

Is the party over? The capital remains an "exciting" city, 25-year-old Carys Bromley who recently moved to London from the island of Guernsey, told AFP. "There's a lot of parties, clubs, and a big nightlife.

The Guardian - UK

Turn empty London office blocks into ‘late-night party zones’, report suggests

Creative studio says financial districts deserted in working-from-home shift could host revitalised nightlife sector

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Revamped Senate AI provision faces quick opposition - Roll Call

A Senate committee's decision to tie a moratorium on state regulation of AI to the federal broadband expansion program is raising questions.

Evening Standard

Tinie Tempah says nightlife crisis means ‘losing that physical connection’

The rapper is backing the Night Time Industries Association campaign called The Last Night Out.

Evening Standard

Value of club culture not recognised in UK, says committee chairwoman

Dame Caroline said music is ‘our global superpower as a nation’.

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