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Verizon Relying on Dr. Evil to Breed Consumer Loyalty to New Pricing Plans
Verizon is scrapping activation and upgrade fees as part of a broad push to simplify its offerings and redefine its relationship with customers
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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Roku Once Meant Six in Japanese. Now It Means 22 Billion
Fox’s $22 billion acquisition of the streaming giant yet another sign that a Big Four broadcast network sees its future online, not on free, over-the-air TV
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Carr Tells House Democrats Disney Provided ‘Deficient, Nonresponsive, and Disingenuous’ Responses to Lawful FCC Data Requests
In a May 29 letter recently posted, Carr indicates enforcement action against Disney is coming, insists 'fair and even-handed treatment for all parties' defines his approach to running the agency
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California Regulators to Fund Fiber Projects with $32,000 in Per-Location Costs on Average
In one project, the CPUC is spending $3.8 million to connect 72 unserved locations at $54,100 per location, while the state's BEAD plan calls for funding Amazon Leo at $1,086 per location
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Exclusive Interview with Nexstar President and COO Michael Biard
Nexstar's hopeful states will be removed from the antitrust case, leaving just DIRECTV: 'DIRECTV’s sole desire here is just to get access to our programming on the cheapest terms possible' Biard says
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NAB Tells Congress to Limit NFL's Antitrust Exemption to Broadcast TV Distribution Deals
Added as a witness Tuesday, Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez says her agency is powerless to make meaningful updates to the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961
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House Judiciary Committee Report Accuses NFL of 'Roughing the TV Viewer’
Panel headed by House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan tossing a yellow flag, concluding the NFL’s claims of sponsoring a 'fan‑friendly' TV model don’t match reality
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FCC Grants Key Waiver to Amazon Leo, Keeping Competitive Pressure on Musk’s Starlink
Space Bureau Chief Jay Schwarz says “Amazon Leo’s service promises to be ‘groundbreaking,’ both in quality of service and affordability for consumers”
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FCC Chairman Carr Wants to Close E-Rate Loophole Exposing Kids to Adult Content
'If you bring your own device to a network supported by [E-Rate], you don’t necessarily have any filters on where you can go. Kids are ultimately finding pornography, and that’s a problem,' Carr says
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FCC's Carr Ready to Slap 120-Day Deadline on States, Cities Slow Rolling Broadband Construction Builds
At the agency’s June 25 meeting, Carr plans to propose regulations intended to ensure that deployment projects are not ‘tied up in excessive red tape’
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ACP Fraudster, 25, Looking at 40 Years Behind Bars after Pleading Guilty
Accused cheated $741,000 from low-income broadband program by submitting false addresses to claim the $75 tribal rate instead of the normal $30 monthly reimbursement
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Study Shows ISPs Kicked in $11.4 billion in BEAD Matching Funds, Topping 25% Legal Minimum by 12 Percentage Points
Internet providers have pledged $11.4 billion in matching funds — 37% of project costs and well above the program’s 25% minimum
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Is Fiber the Right Technology for Alaska? GCI Rushing to Fix New Subsea Fiber Tear in the Aleutians
GCI is also buying Quintillion, which suffered a fiber break in the Beaufort Sea in 2025 that could not be repaired for nine months because of freezing conditions in the Arctic region
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FCC's Carr Sends a Warning: ‘No Broadcaster Has a Right to Use the Public Spectrum'
The FCC in a Public Notice emphasized that TV station programming must serve local communities, not national broadcast TV networks
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Phoenix Center Rips Chattanooga's Claim Its City-Owned Broadband Had Big Economic Impact
“Much of the Chattanooga municipal broadband network was, and in part continues to be, financed by U.S. taxpayers and EPB’s captive electric ratepayers,” Phoenix's Chief Economist George S. Ford says
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American Airlines, Joining Rivals United and Southwest, Agrees to Install Starlink in 2027
'The addition of Starlink solidifies American as a leading airline in keeping passengers connected in flight,' said American Airlines Chief Customer Officer Heather Garboden.
