Ted Hearn is Contributing Editor for Broadband Breakfast. He is also Editor and Publisher of Policyband, a new website dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the broadband communications market.
Policyband
◾ FTC Delays Click to Cancel ◾ Justice Souter, RIP, Wasn’t a Cable Guy ◾ Albuquerque Mayor Livid at Fiber Builders ◾ Simington's Latest: Time to DOGE FCC ◾ CTA to Capitol Hill: Stop NAB Tuner Mandate
Policyband
◾ Nexstar CEO: Trusty to Trigger New M&A Wave ◾ GOP Sens. Want FCC Broadcast Dereg ASAP ◾ Conservatives for FCC Rate Regulation? Yup ◾ GCI Spinoff in Summer ◾ WIPSA Takes the Hill ◾ Trump: DEA is DOA
Policyband
◾ Report: Unserved BEAD Locations Plunge ◾ WOW! Down 4,500 B'band Subs ◾ Levin: Simington's 30% Cap ‘a Stretch’ ◾ Cammack Aims at App Stores ◾ Comcast Goes with Versant ◾ Comcast Losing Fitzmaurice
Policyband
◾ Economist Praises Cities That Divest Broadband Networks ◾ Analyst Supino Warns Rural ISPs about Starlink Threat ◾Ajit Pai: China Taking 5G Lead. Why? ◾Broadcasters: FCC Regs Moving TV Sports to Apps
Policyband
◾ TDS Gains 2,800 Broadband Subs ◾ Trump Budget Cuts USDA Broadband Funds ◾ FCC Seeks Comment on LPTV 5G Broadcast Plan ◾ Carr Keeps vMVPD Docket Alive ◾ Youngkin Vetoes Data Center Bill in Virginia
Policyband
◾ Simington, Wax Want to Cap ‘Reverse Retrans’ Fees ◾ Rep. Cammack: REINS Act in Reconciliation ◾ CTIA, Others Demand FCC Enforcement Reform ◾ Cable One Suspends Dividend ◾ NTCA Honors CEO Denny Law
Policyband
◾ Calif. Inet Affordability Bill Clears Committee ◾ Shentel’s Glo Fiber Keeps Glowing ◾ NCTA, NAB Butt Heads on Deregulation ◾ LFAs Want Cable's Broadband Billions ◾ Frontier Adds 107,000 Fiber Subs
FCC
President Trump has 'really sort of fundamentally transformed the direction of D.C., and I think it's fabulous to see,' said Carr.
FCC
Only the Federal Reserve is carved out of the order's declaration that independent agencies must submit regulations for White House review.
5G Wireless
Stankey, CEO since 2020, will remain CEO even as he also assumes chairmanship of the telecom giant.
RDOF
The state plans to spend its surplus BEAD cash on workforce development and network resilience projects.
Broadband Live
Join Broadband Breakfast's team of reporters and editors as we kick of the 12 Days of Broadband!
Rip and Replace
The defense bill would allow the FCC to borrow $3.08 billion from the U.S. Treasury within 90 days to finance rip and replace.
Fiber
Leader John Stankey targets 50 million fiber passing by the end of 2029.
Charter
T-Mobile is the leading fixed wireless provider, ending the third quarter with 6 million subscribers.
BEAD
19 Senate Republicans voted for the BEAD program a part of the 2021 infrastructure law.
