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High Times in Wisconsin – Democrats Running for Governor Support Taxing Weed to Fund Broadband Projects

Candidates Look to Sin Taxes to Accelerate Broadband Deployment. Will the Republican-controlled Legislature in Madison Go Along?

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Astound to Name New CEO Early Next Year, While Cable One CEO Search Drags On

Astound CEO Jim Holanda Stepping Aside for New Leader in Early 2026. Meanwhile, Cable One Reports 'Significant Progress' in CEO Search as ISP Reels from Broadband Sub Losses

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Starlink Rockets Past 8 Million Global Customers

Elon Musk’s global satellite internet access service tacked on 1 million new customers over the past 69 Days.

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Ultrafast Wi-Fi Needs Access to Lower 7 GHz Band, Analyst Says

Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland says the Charter-Broadcom 10 Gbps Demo at SCTE TechExpo25 Stays a Cool Science Project if Licensed Carriers Can Hog the Airwaves.

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Carr Tangles with Capitol Hill T.Rex – Chuck Schumer

FCC chief calls on Senate Democratic leader to end the ‘Schumer shutdown’ and stop pandering to ‘your far-left flank.”

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Former Newsmax Host Sean Spicer Backs Nexstar-TEGNA Deal Opposed by Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy

Trump 45’s first Press Secretary says abolishing the 39% cap allows more right-leaning affiliate owners to become more influential

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Starlink Shrinking Broadband Performance Gap between Rich and Poor, Researchers Find

'Starlink shows great promise in terms of equity,' Carnegie Mellon University Researchers Claim.

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Playing in the C-Band – Carr Eying Auction of 180 Megahertz to Sustain U.S. Wireless Leadership

Agency leader sets Nov. 20, 2025, vote to advance a key communications provision in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Turmoil in Arkansas over Financial Strength of Top BEAD Grant Winner

Arkansas State Broadband Director Glen Howie Vowed to Keep a Close Eye on the Finances of Hometown Internet

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John Malone Files to Take Majority Control of GCI Liberty in Alaska

Libertarian cable TV pioneer would control a company that derives 42% of annual revenue from a single source − the FCC’s $8.5 billion Universal Service Fund

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Colorado Democrats Demand FCC Block Nexstar-TEGNA Merger

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) said the $6.2 billion TV station deal would violate federal ownership limits and hurt Rocky Mountain State consumers.

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GOP Sen. Fischer Pressuring Lutnick to Give Nebraska More BEAD Money for Fiber

Only 9.37% of Cornhusker State locations getting fiber, compared to 66% nationally

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ACLP Study Predicts Lutnick's BEAD Rules Will Leave 1 Million Locations Unserved

Analysts Santorelli and Karras support a BEAD reserve fund to connect any remaining unconnected locations.

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Carr Warns Broadcasters He's ‘Open to Idea’ of License Revocation

'If you think there's nothing you can do to lose a license, then it's not a license,” Carr says on the Media Research Center’s NewsBusters Podcast.

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Does the Government Shutdown Put Another Dent in the Senate Filibuster?

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) says it’s time to use a simple Senate majority to fund the government.

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Sen. Blackburn Demanding Probe of Special Counsel Smith over DOJ Collection of Her Cell Phone Records

Calls Smith “a rogue special counsel on a weaponized witch hunt against Republican Senators.”