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Armstrong Buying MCTV in Ohio from the Gessner Family
MCTV was started by Richard and Susan Gessner in 1965 and remained in the family for 61 years.
Ted Hearn
Ted Hearn is Managing Editor for Broadband Breakfast. He is also Editor and Publisher of Policyband, a website dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the broadband communications market.
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Starlink Rockets Past the 10 Million Subscriber Mark Globally, Adds 1 Million Subs in Just 53 Days
Is there really a need for BEAD when Starlink is likely adding 225,000 U.S. rural customers every 50 days on average?
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Smack in the Middle of Nexstar-TEGNA, Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Shown the Door
'They’ve basically decided to decapitate the Antitrust Division. It’s not just Slater. Her top deputies are gone,' said Douglas Farrar, a senior policy advisor to Democratic FTC Chair Lina Khan.
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GCI's Alaska Subsea Fiber Breaks Start to Pile Up and Cost Money
Two fiber breaks in December will cost the company millions to repair. The latest one in Deering will take months to fix because the presence of thick ice will block repair crew access until summer.
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Sen. Kennedy to Lutnick: 'Why Don't You Just Use ... Starlink?'
'Why don’t you just do that? And do it across America and save a bunch of money," the Louisiana Republican said.
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Newsmax-Promoted Poll Claims GOP Primary Voters Oppose Nexstar-TEGNA Merger By a Lot
Sixty-Eight Percent of GOP Primary Voters in Public Opinion Strategies Poll Strongly Opposed the TV Station Deal
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Trump Whacks FCC’s 39% Cap in Calling for Approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA Merger
‘Letting Good Deals get done like Nexstar - Tegna will help knock out the Fake News because there will be more competition, and at a higher and more sophisticated level,’ Trump says.
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FCC Pole Decision Should Clear the Way for ‘Faster, More Reliable Broadband,’ Chairman Carr Says
In a unanimous ruling rendered in expedited fashion, agency says Comcast not required to pay the full cost to replace poles owned Appalachian Power Company
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Nexstar-TEGNA Merger Foes Airing Attack Ad Smearing Trump, Carr, and the TV Station Deal
CAR President Daniel Suhr called the ad ‘a left-wing hit job on President Trump and Chairman Carr from a group that disagrees with everything this Administration is trying to accomplish.'
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Newsmax CEO Ruddy Gets His Cage Match with NAB, with Cruz Announcing 39% Cap Hearing
“The media market is changing rapidly, leading many to wonder if broadcast media ownership rules should reflect this new reality,” Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said.
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United's Super Bowl Ad Has One Hero ... Starlink
'Starlink is transforming the inflight experience on United planes with reliable connectivity that enables everything from productivity to streaming the biggest football game of the season.'
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For the Record: Charter’s 'Astounding' Video Turnaround Came from Growth, Not System Acquisition
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Charter in fact added just 810 video subscribers from a single system purchase.
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Sen. Warren Concerned about Taxpayer Bailout of OpenAI
Massachusetts Democrat concerned AI industry is ‘falling back on the classic strategy of privatizing profits and socializing losses.’
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West Virginia Republican Wants Common Carrier Rules for Broadband ISPs
State regulators would require ISPs to provide safe, adequate, and reliable service to customers under just, fair, and reasonable terms and conditions.
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Roth Ready to Talk — NTIA to Host 'Virtual Listening Session' on BEAD's Remaining $20 Billion
The plan is to gather input from stakeholders to inform NTIA's future planning and policy development regarding the use of 'nondeployment’ funds.
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Analyst Supino Expects Starlink to Start Taking Share from Cable ISPs
Wolfe Research analyst sees Starlink adding 1.1 million U.S. subscribers per year.
