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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The agency shortened Grain’s proposed buildout deadlines to three and eight years, down from six and 12 years. Agency did not comment on Grain’s DEI policies with regard to hiring at the PE firm
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The FCC will vote July 22 on rules for auctioning 160 megahertz of Upper C‑Band spectrum next year, following 2025 legislation signed by President Trump that restored the agency’s auction authority
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Opinion: 'Subordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the President, and the President to the people'
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Mike Cavanagh to become CEO of NBCUniversal and Michael Angelakis will become CEO of Comcast, with no assigned title for Comcast Co-CEO Roberts, a major shareholder
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wants to point the $2.4 billion program in a new direction in an effort to reduce student screen time in response to falling test scores and concerns about online safety
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CWW did not explain whether FCC approval is needed. CEO Slayton Stewart said, 'This decision was made with the future of our customers and communities at the forefront'
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The 700 TV station affiliates say the Big Four broadcast networks are raising affiliation fees, shrinking exclusivity, and imposing 'take‑it‑or‑leave‑it' terms, draining resources from local stations
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Like Texas, Oregon made a partial award to Astound, with the ISP saying The Beaver State created ‘significant cost increases due to the network infrastructure build not being contiguous’
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Conservative group alleges an ABC station in Houston broke the law by not notifying all eligible political candidates of their right to equal time
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Edward Blum, President of the American Alliance for Equal Rights, Urges the FCC to prevent Disney from Relying on the First Amendment to Shield Race Discrimination in Employment
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Verizon is scrapping activation and upgrade fees as part of a broad push to simplify its offerings and redefine its relationship with customers
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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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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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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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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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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
