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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
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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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'
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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
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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
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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?'
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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
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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
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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'
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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
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NTIA’s Roth Calls Technological Neutrality the Right Policy Approach Confirmed by History
She says in a speech today at the American Enterprise Institute that government policy based on a technology being considered ‘future proof’ will stifle innovation and hurt rural areas most
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California Democrat Rob Bonta Strikes Again
Golden State’s Attorney General forms 12-state coalition to block Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, hoping to reprise success in halting Nexstar-TEGNA from integrating their operations
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SpaceX Set to Deploy V3 LEOs in New Starship Test That Wall Street Will Watch with Keen Interest
NextGen LEOs pack a punch: 1 Tbps of downlink and 200 Gbps of uplink capacity per satellite or more than 10 times the bandwidth of V2 models, becoming a larger threat to established ISPs nationwide
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D.C. Circuit Tosses Challenges to FCC Approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA Merger
Three-judge panel basically says DIRECTV and cable trade groups jumped the gun in attempting to force judicial review of the Media Bureau’s March 19 approval of the big TV station transaction
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Sen. Markey to 'Step Down' in 2032 If He Wins a New Six-Year Term in 2026
Following his first election debate Wednesday with Rep. Seth Moulton in Chicopee, Markey, 79, tells reporters he needs a new term to finish his ‘progressive agenda’
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SpaceX Revenue to Hit $3.3 Trillion by 2040, Morgan Stanley Analysts Predict
Their 2040 projection of $3.3 trillion – a figure four times Amazon’s current annual revenue – assumes SpaceX creates new total addressable markets in connectivity and physical AI
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AT&T Wants FCC Approval to Leave Vandalized Copper Networks Unrepaired
In a 600-page filing filled with theft and damage maps, the company said it was a waste of money to repair copper networks when 'comparable substitute service is available to all impacted customers'
