Policyband
Pearl TV Says Huawei Chips Blocking NextGen TV Content
Pearl TV presented the FCC with six photos of an HDHomeRun Flex uncovered circuit board. Removal of the thermal putty on a circuit revealed the HiSilicon logo.
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
CTA’s Shapiro Fires Back at ‘Rent Seeking’ TV Station Owners
'Where’s the marketing blitz? How much prime time advertising have they done on ATSC 3.0?', asked CTA CEO Gary Shapiro
Policyband
Cogeco Not Selling Breezeline Assets
NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt paid a visit to Republican FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty looking for help on the relaxation of broadcast ownership rules
Policyband
Pearl TV Claims TV Set Makers Have Conflict over ATSC 3.0 Tuner Mandate
A TV station syndicate thinks it has the answer to this Beltway riddle: Why is the Consumer Technology Association so exercised about a NextGen TV tuner mandate?
Policyband
Charter Not Backing Down – Again Classifies Network Vandalism as Domestic Terrorism
In a press release, Charter disclosed that in Missouri, it had seen a 200% year-over-year rise in felony attacks on its network so far this year.
Policyband
Why Did Gail Slater Ignore FWA's Impact on Cable ISPs?
Last week Gail Slater sounded as if she wanted to vomit in approving T-Mobile’s $4.4 billion takeover of much of UScellular’s business.
Policyband
TPI Analysts Say Lutnick's BEAD Rules Certain to Waste Billions on Network Gold Plating
Two Ph.D economists say new BEAD program rules have a major flaw and they claim it’s a costly one.
Policyband
O’Rielly Says NextGen TV A Lot about Extracting 'Side Hustles' from 'Soviet-Era Politicos'
On Tuesday, the National Association of Broadcasters slammed the cable TV industry and the Consumer Technology Association, for refusing to cooperate on the transition.
Policyband
NAB’s Kaplan Slams Opponents of NextGen TV
The FCC should finish the pending rulemaking on mobile phone unlocking prior to acting on Verizon’s waiver request, NCTA said in July 7 comments.
Policyband
Gray Media, E.W. Scripps Announce FCC Rule-Breaking TV Station Swaps
FCC lawyers under Carr defended the rules before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Oral arguments were heard on March 19, 2025, but no decision has been handed down.
Policyband
Starlink-Guided Unmanned ‘Narco Sub’ Seized by Colombian Navy
It was believed to be the first Starlink-guided minisub captured in the Western Hemisphere.
Infrastructure
Broadband Breakfast on July 9, 2025 - Undersea Cables and Global Conflict
What impacts have global conflict had on subsea broadband infrastructure and global connectivity?
Policyband
Charter CEO Calling California Fiber Cuts 'Domestic Terrorism'; LAPD Disagrees
FCC Chairman Carr yesterday said he’s ready to drive his policy agenda forward, with the goal of making the U.S. No. 1 in wireless broadband and satellite-delivered communications.
Policyband
Trump Post Warns House GOP 'GRANDSTANDERS' Not to Tank OBBBA
'While the cable industry strongly supports restoring the FCC’s auction authority, other provisions in the [bill] related to spectrum policy disappointingly tilt the spectrum playing field towards the three large cellular companies,' NCTA said.
Policyband
Iran's Broadband 'NOFO' Would Flog, Fine, or Jail Starlink Users
Iran’s new rules against Starlink users included 'fines, flogging, or up to two years in prison,' according to a Sunday report by the Iranian Students' News Agency.
Policyband
Elon ❤️ New York. Starlink to Offer Affordable Broadband Act Plan
Starlink now has an active webpage explaining how eligible low-income New Yorkers can sign up to pay $15 a month for 25 Mbps download speeds within the Residential Lite category
