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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Virginia received an allocation of $1.48 billion under Biden, but BEAD deployment spending totaled just $613 million − a reduction of $868 million. Louisiana showed a similar gap.
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Would anyone be surprised to see West Virginia’s plan − developed by Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) and supported by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) – win approval on Sept. 5?
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The CEO of RBNS, a WISP, said Virginia's broadband funding process is like a 'mob organization just doing whatever it wants with no regard to law and personal property rights.'
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In all, the $432.9 million will connect about 43,000 BEAD-eligible locations.
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EchoStar Tuesday announced it will sell its 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum licenses − totaling 50 megahertz of nationwide spectrum − to AT&T for about $23 billion.
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Colorado's results were the best showing yet for LEO satellite based on proposals released so far by Louisiana, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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The FCC 'lacks authority and a compelling reason to change the rule,' Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy said in an FCC filing yesterday.
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The results in West Virginia tracked with recent BEAD awards in Virginia under GOP Gov. Glen Youngkin.
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Nexstar CEO Perry Sook framed the $22 per share transaction as a critical step that will give TV stations committed to local journalism.
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Nexstar Media Group and TEGNA announced Tuesday a definitive agreement for Nexstar to acquire all outstanding shares of TEGNA in a $6.2 billion cash transaction.
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The suit alleged securities law violations stemming from company guidance about the financial impact of the shutdown of ACP.
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Fiber ISP leader stepping down after 37 years in charge amid rapid industry change.
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Musk – in a dispute that Roth might have to broker – argued that Virginia short-changed his Starlink satellite Internet service in violation of BEAD rules.
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LB Partners has claimed for more than a year that WOW! is worth at least $10 per share and not the $5.20 per share agreed upon.
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The deal requires FCC approval – and that could be a bumpy ride because WOW! has made a strong commitment to DEI, including an award-winning DEI Ambassador Team.
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In December 2023, just before a Thursday lunch hour, four people were shot – two fatally – in a gun battle that occurred only a short walk from NAB’s front door at M Street in Southeast D.C.
