Week of May 4–10, 2026Telecom Intelligence: Week of May 4, 2026
A quieter week on the surface, but one with real signals underneath. Charter's Spectrum Mobile launched a $10 per month Second Line that lets customers run a separate work number on the phone they already carry, the latest proof that cable is competing in wireless on product creativity, not just price. On the regulatory side, the FCC extended and expanded waivers that keep already-authorized foreign-made drones and routers eligible for software and firmware updates, a pragmatic move that acknowledges cutting off security patches would do more harm than the ban itself. And in a sign of the summer ahead, the FCC designated a broadcast auxiliary spectrum coordinator for the FIFA World Cup, kicking off one of the largest special-event spectrum operations the US has ever staged.