Policyband
Sinclair Ready to Talk Spectrum Deals with Starlink after Transition to NextGen TV
“I think the macro point is that this spectrum is very valuable,” Sinclair CEO Christopher Ripley told Wall Street analysts yesterday
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.
Policyband
Elon Musk's Message to Rival ISPs – More Pain on the Way
“It’s not out of the question that at some point, Starlink will deliver a majority of the world’s Internet,” Musk said on an Aug. 4 earnings call with Wall Street analysts
Policyband
FCC's E-Rate Program Splits Markey, Moulton in Their Second TV Primary Debate
After Markey plugged $80 billion in E-Rate spending since 1996, Moulton responded, ‘I don’t think that any family of teenagers out there tonight thinks that our kids are safe from the Internet …’
Policyband
ALLO Fiber or Fibber? Regional ISP Ditching Boulder, Colo., Pact after Finalizing Citywide Broadband Deal Just Last Year
Nebraska-based ALLO is asking Boulder officials to agree to a mutual termination of their Fiber Lease Agreement, with ALLO agreeing to forfeit a $1.5 million initial rental payment
Policyband
FCC Probing Recent Flurry of Big Four Affiliation Swaps – ‘This is not the Wild West ... It's not Nam,’ Chairman Carr Says
'We are taking investigatory action right now on at least one, if not more, of these affiliation transactions," Carr says in a July 30 interview with Policyband
Policyband
Top House Democrat Attacks Musk over Gas-Powered Data Centers in Tennessee, Mississippi
Rep. Frank Pallone says the ‘rapid rollout of gas-powered turbines into vulnerable communities without adequate oversight or regulation creates a massive health risk to those communities’
Policyband
Pay-TV Operators Accuse FCC of Flip-Flopping on Ways to Resolve Retransmission Consent Policy Disputes
American Television Alliance says FCC is issuing conflicting guidance on raising retransmission consent cost issues in connection with TV station mergers and TV station ownership rulemakings
Policyband
Japan’s SoftBank Gains FCC Approval to Acquire Regional ISP WideOpenWest
Agency clears way for WOW! to become one of the first U.S. broadband operators with majority Japanese ownership
Policyband
SpaceX Test Drives Potent V3 Sats Targeting Urban America – Time for ISPs to Panic?
SpaceX is counting on greater data density and upgraded phased-array antennas 'to more efficiently serve customers simultaneously in both densely and sparsely populated regions'
Policyband
Charter Reports Weak Second Quarter, Dropping 172,000 Broadband Customers
Mobile growth slowed year over year while company continued to show video improvement owing to deep value from free apps given to expanded basic subscribers
Policyband
Comcast Lost 167,000 Broadband Subs in Second Quarter, Slightly Worse Than Expected
Streamer Peacock posted its first‑ever quarterly profit, with EBITDA of $189 million and 2 million paid subscriber additions to reach 48 million
Policyband
Seafaring Cable Guy Lou Borrelli Sure Likes His Starlink Mini from Stem to Stern
The NCTC CEO, a sailor who relies on the Mini on the high seas, questioned broadband subsidies: ‘If we're all being brutally honest, does anybody think $7,500 a passing for BEAD money is a good idea?'
Policyband
California Plan Proves BEAD Not a Taxpayer-Funded Sop to Starlink, Amazon LEO
California's BEAD plan approved by NTIA on July 17 cut the number of LEO locations by 47%, from 138,000 to 73,000 – more proof that LEOs will not walk off with the lion's share of BEAD billions
Policyband
Senate Majority Leader Thune Backs Bill to Improve FCC Broadband Mapping and Challenge Process
'I thank FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for supporting our efforts and for his continued commitment to connecting households across our country to the Internet,' Thune said
Policyband
Roth's Speech Backing Technological Neutrality Hits a Nerve at Fiber Trade Group
FBA CEO Gary Bolton, hoping to trim Trump administration support for LEOs and FWA, calls fiber 'fundamentally different' from other broadband technologies and the 'foundational infrastructure'
Policyband
FCC's Carr Moves to Help TV Stations on Ownership. But is Washington Too Late with a Helping Hand?
FCC Chairman wants to replace the rigid 39% cap with a flexible, case-by-case approach to determine whether a TV station transaction will serve the public interest. FCC to vote on Carr's plan Aug. 6
