Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Universal Service Fund, stakeholders are reengaging in the task of overhauling its outdated funding mechanisms. In this episode of All Day Digital, Mike Romano with NTCA lays out how USF supports rural broadband and what shape the funding mechanisms may take, potentially tapping broadband providers or big tech companies that benefit from connectivity.

Rural towns are attracting huge data centers that handle artificial intelligence training work, due in part to their location agnostic nature. In this episode of All Day Digital, data center expert Scott Schneider looks at how these campuses impact rural communities, including local broadband partnerships, auxiliary service jobs and water use.

The hyperscalers are transitioning to a new artificial intelligence platform, signaling a surge in computing power deployment is just ahead. In this episode of All Day Digital, Alan Bezoza, managing director at DigitalBridge, explains how this AI-driven investment cycle differs from previous money-losing cycles.

The new technology-neutral approach of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program means fixed wireless and satellite networks will likely play a larger role in rural broadband. In this episode of All Day Digital, expert Tim Courtney assesses the changing competitive landscape, the coming capacity of satellite providers, and ways rural broadband operators can lock in customer loyalty.

Data center financing is becoming more creative, with asset-backed securities claiming the lion’s share. CoBank Vice President Omar Oronia says total outstanding data center ABS issuances will double by 2027 to $50 billion. In this episode of All Day Digital, Oronia talks cancelled leases, how new financing is accelerating builds, and what the growth means for rural markets.

What will the new administration mean for broadband operators deeply invested in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program? In this episode of All Day Digital, Mike Romano of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association shares what his organization is watching for, including a possible shift away from “fiber first” and how that squares up with the definition of priority broadband projects.

Rural broadband operators are feeling a sense of urgency to deploy new network builds, but proper execution is critical. In this episode of All Day Digital, Marc Dyman, chief development officer for SQUAN, draws from his experience as both an operator and third-party provider to weigh the benefits of turnkey providers.

Data centers’ share of all U.S. electricity use could hit 12% by 2028 but beyond that is too hard to predict, according to a new DOE Lawrence Berkeley Lab analysis. In this episode of All Day Digital, researcher Dr. Arman Shehabi outlines the factors and efficient technologies that will shape future data center electricity consumption.

The data center industry is pouring billions of dollars to restart old nuclear facilities and develop new technologies as it searches for more energy sources. In this episode of All Day Digital, Mike King of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shares what the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. might look like.

 In 2025, Amazon’s Project Kuiper service is entering the satellite internet residential market, joining Starlink, HughesNet and Viasat. In this episode of All Day Digital, expert Tim Courtney assesses Amazon’s clear opportunity for bundling, satellite’s impact for rural areas and its potential to disrupt fixed-line providers.