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Carr Opens FCC Probe into Comcast/NBCU Domination of Local Affiliates
Brendan Carr is examining whether the FCC needs to rein in the financial dominance of national media conglomerates over community-based broadcasters.
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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Is Charter Next to Face Carr’s DEI Guillotine?
Charter’s corporate website’s Strengthening Communities section has a Diversity & Inclusion tab but there is nothing to see.
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Newsom Regulator Threatens Verizon-Frontier over DEI
Although the $20 billion deal cleared the FCC on May 16, it still needs the OK of the California Public Utilities Commission, and that’s not going too well because of three letters: DEI.
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Biden-Funded Maine Muni ISP Runs into a Problem – Competition
Charter released its financial and operational results for Q2, during which it saw a decrease in customers by 117,000, bringing the total number of Internet customers to 29.9 million.
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Eighth Circuit Tosses FCC's Top-Four TV Station Ownership Rule
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he was 'pleased to see that the court agrees and has vacated that regulation.'
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Study Says Lutnick's Rules Slashed BEAD Locations by 14%
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is planning a confirmation vote today at 11 a.m. for Arielle Roth, President Trump’s pick to run NTIA
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Trusty Speaks Out, Suggests NPR, PBS Missed Obvious Wake-Up Call
'It is not unreasonable for taxpayers to expect transparency, accountability, and balance from any outlet receiving federal support.'
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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.
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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
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
