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Ted Hearn: An Appreciation of Rocco Commisso

Rocco's personal history was compelling and heroic for its rags-to-riches, only-in-America quality and charm

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Mediacom Leader Rocco Commisso Dies at 76

Funeral Services Will Be Held Tomorrow at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan at 10 a.m. ET

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Cogeco's Breezeline Expects to Grow U.S. Broadband Subscribers Starting in a Few Quarters

Cogeco executives voiced confidence in a sustained upward subscriber trend after slashing broadband sub losses in the most recent quarter.

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Key House Republicans Back FCC Relaxation of TV Station Ownership Rules

Reps. Guthrie, Hudson call for looser limits on TV station ownership, supporting the agenda of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and helping with Nexstar Media Group's acquisition of TV station owner TEGNA

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Comcast to Sen. Warren – White House Ballroom Donation On the Level

'... That the donation has anything to do with a potential transaction involving Warner Brothers Discovery is categorically false,’ said Comcast outside counsel Michael Bopp at Gibson Dunn

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Japan's SoftBank Would Take Ownership of Cable ISP WOW! with Buyout of DigitalBridge Group

In a little-noticed deal just before New Year, Tokyo-based Softbank Group Announced the Purchase of DigitalBridge Group Two Days Before DigitalBridge Became Majority Owner of WideOpenWest (WOW!)

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Apple, Google Pressured to Ban Musk’s X, Grok Apps over AI-Generate Sexual Content

Senate Democrats Luján, Wyden, and Markey demand action in response to 'the most heinous type of content imaginable' – sexualized images of women and children

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Paramount Skydance Blasts Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal on Capitol Hill, but Did Anyone Notice?

Makan Delrahim, Paramount Skydance's top lawyer, submitted fiery testimony to a House Judiciary panel that was posted after a hearing called 'Full Stream Ahead: Competition and Consumer Choice'

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FCC Chairman Carr to Hold Vote Expanding Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band

'The FCC will help deliver faster, more affordable wireless services and enable a new generation of devices, from AR and VR to innovative smart technologies,' Carr said ahead of Jan. 29 Vote

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Former Breezeline President Frank van der Post Named CEO of WideOpenWest (WOW!)

Takes the helm just a few days after DigitalBridge and Crestview Partners took the regional ISP private. WOW! CEO Teresa Elder to retire.

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FCC Could Try to Bypass 39% TV Cap By Redefining 'National Audience Reach,' Analyst Says

Phoenix Center’s Lawrence Spiwak Called Such a Move a Regulatory ‘Hail Mary’ to Approve Nexstar-TEGNA Transaction

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Nexstar-TEGNA Foes Take Their Shots in FCC Filings

The assault was as expected: The 39% cap stands in the way of a deal that would, if approved, gut TV newsrooms, drive up the cost of pay-TV subscriptions, and reduce competition in local TV markets

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CAR to Carr: Approve Nexstar-TEGNA Merger without Delay

'What’s important to diversity in local news is not how many owners there are, but how those owners run their stations,' said Center for American Rights President Daniel Suhr

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Trump Team 'Fixing the Broadband Mess' Left Behind by Biden, Commerce Secretary Lutnick Says

Commerce chief says he shut down 'rip-off projects run by powerful lobbyists who are very good at getting grants and very bad at delivering results'

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TV Station Affiliates Turn Up the Heat on FCC over Big Four Bargaining Practices

FCC asked to intervene by station owners to save their industry from 'break glass' pressures noted by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. Big four networks warn agency not to disrupt the status quo

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Starlink Adds 1 Million Subs in Just 47 Days, Rockets Past 9 Million Globally

To what extent is Starlink's rapid growth making Capitol Hill lawmakers think about whether the $8.5 billion Universal Service Fund and the $42.45 billion BEAD program are becoming obsolete?