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Policyband's Top 10 Predictions for 2026
No 1: Elon Musk Sues to Block Billions in BEAD Funds Going to Fiber, FWA Overbuilders
Ted Hearn
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.
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Fight on the Right – Laura Loomer Slams Chris Ruddy over His Opposition to Nexstar-TEGNA Merger
‘Ruddy continues to show the world, and especially the conservative movement, how much of a selfish leftist he truly is,” Loomer charged.
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FCC Should Consider Reallocating NPR, PBS Spectrum If Stations Start to Fail, Media Watchdog Says
Center for American Rights seeks Notice of Inquiry to see if PBS and NPR can prove having a viable long-term business model
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Will FCC Pull the Plug on Amazon Leo for Failing to Meet Launch Goals?
Analyst Roger Entner says Amazon Leo can’t possibly meet FCC's July 2026 milestone but won't face guillotine under FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
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Fiber Feud Splits Top Nebraska Republicans
Republican Gov. Jim Pillen accused of caving to NTIA instead of demanding more money for fiber. "Nebraska gave up,” said Pillen GOP rival Charles Herbster.
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Antitrust Lawyers at Kressin Powers Urge Federal Regulators to Kill Nexstar-TEGNA Merger
NAB responds: "Claims of broadcaster ‘concentration’ do not match the facts: the three largest station groups represent little more than a third of local stations.’
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AT&T Gets FCC OK to Buy Wireless Licenses from UScellular – One Day after Purging DEI from the Company
AT&T is awaiting FCC approval to purchase $23 billion in spectrum from EchoStar
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AT&T Drops DEI Policies with $23 Billion Spectrum Deal Needing FCC Approval
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr posted the AT&T news on his X feed after past warnings that deal approvals would run into trouble for firms with DEI commitments
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FCC Opens Review of Nexstar-TEGNA Merger Amid 39% Cap Controversy
Nexstar is seeking a waiver not just from the 39% cap, but also from a rule that would disallow common ownership of three TV stations each in 23 different local markets
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SCOTUS Expected to Say When ISPs Need to Cut Off Broadband Customers Stealing Music
Billions in Fines Possible if ISPs Fail to Disconnect Infringing Subscribers after Receiving Notice from Copyright Holders
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‘Nexstar Wins and Ruddy Loses,’ New Street Analyst Claims
Blair Levin thinks Nexstar-TEGNA will get approved if NBC and ABC can’t go on TV station buying spree.
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Nexstar Points to Common Ground with Trump on 39% Cap
Texas-based TV Station Owner Looking to Merge with TEGNA Opposes 'Stranglehold of Legacy Media and Big Tech’
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Trump Joins the 39% Fight, Opposes FCC Lifting TV Cap If It Helps 'Radical Left Networks' Like ABC, NBC
NAB Issues Statement Backing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's Effort to Empower Local Stations, Claims Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy Is Running 'Misleading Campaign' to Keep TV Stations Pinned Down by 39% Cap
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Gomez Says FCC Can't Lift 39% Cap Standing in the Way of Nexstar-TEGNA Merger
"We don’t waive statutes," Gomez told reporters Thursday at FCC headquarters.
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NAB Says Big Tech Waging War on Thanksgiving Traditions Like Free NFL Games
You can’t spell Netflix without NFL,” the streaming giant said.
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NTIA Approves BEAD Money for 15 States. Will Elon Sue to Steer More Locations to Starlink?
Musk Warned Virginia, Louisiana They Needed to Give LEOs Bigger Piece of the BEAD Pie
