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Nexstar, Gray Media Try Glass-Steagall Repeal Strategy to Gain FCC Merger Approvals
Gray has announced three deals that technically violate FCC rules that ban the common ownership of two or more Top 4 stations in a market.
Ted Hearn
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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Gomez Joins 'Starlink is Nice … But' Caucus
LEO and fixed wireless 'are capacity-limited, and are not the silver bullet to close the digital divide. On the other hand, fiber service has more upfront," Gomez said.
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Nexstar’s TV Industry Forecast – Cloudy with a Chance of Extinction
'Without immediate regulatory relief, local broadcasting companies will cease to exist, taking jobs with them... and signaling the end of trusted local journalism.'
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Fox O&O Stations Demand Regulatory Parity from Carr’s FCC
President Trump yesterday issued an Executive Order naming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to serve on the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Free State Foundation Says Loper Bright a Barrier to Lifting 39% TV Cap
'The record is clear that the Commission has statutory authority to repeal the national TV ownership rule in its entirety,' NAB said.
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Buckeye Broadband Puts Disney on Ice, Drops ESPN Ahead of New App Rollout
USTelecom pointed to a number of states and some of their subdivisions that are slowing or stopping broadband deployment because of permitting.
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Ed McKay Named Shentel CEO in First Leadership Change Since 1988
Cable One: In 2Q results, Cable One yesterday said it lost 13,500 broadband subscribers and remained on track to replace CEO Julie Laulis.
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Carr to Comcast, 'Show Me the Contracts'
Comcast shares were up slightly in early trading, perhaps because the broadband losses were better than consensus.
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Carr Opens FCC Probe into Comcast/NBCU Domination of Local Affiliates
Brendan Carr is examining whether the FCC needs to rein in the financial dominance of national media conglomerates over community-based broadcasters.
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Is Charter Next to Face Carr’s DEI Guillotine?
Charter’s corporate website’s Strengthening Communities section has a Diversity & Inclusion tab but there is nothing to see.
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Newsom Regulator Threatens Verizon-Frontier over DEI
Although the $20 billion deal cleared the FCC on May 16, it still needs the OK of the California Public Utilities Commission, and that’s not going too well because of three letters: DEI.
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Biden-Funded Maine Muni ISP Runs into a Problem – Competition
Charter released its financial and operational results for Q2, during which it saw a decrease in customers by 117,000, bringing the total number of Internet customers to 29.9 million.
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Eighth Circuit Tosses FCC's Top-Four TV Station Ownership Rule
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he was 'pleased to see that the court agrees and has vacated that regulation.'
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Study Says Lutnick's Rules Slashed BEAD Locations by 14%
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is planning a confirmation vote today at 11 a.m. for Arielle Roth, President Trump’s pick to run NTIA
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Trusty Speaks Out, Suggests NPR, PBS Missed Obvious Wake-Up Call
'It is not unreasonable for taxpayers to expect transparency, accountability, and balance from any outlet receiving federal support.'
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Pearl TV Says Huawei Chips Blocking NextGen TV Content
Pearl TV presented the FCC with six photos of an HDHomeRun Flex uncovered circuit board. Removal of the thermal putty on a circuit revealed the HiSilicon logo.
