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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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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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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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he was 'pleased to see that the court agrees and has vacated that regulation.'
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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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'It is not unreasonable for taxpayers to expect transparency, accountability, and balance from any outlet receiving federal support.'
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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.
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'Where’s the marketing blitz? How much prime time advertising have they done on ATSC 3.0?', asked CTA CEO Gary Shapiro
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NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt paid a visit to Republican FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty looking for help on the relaxation of broadcast ownership rules
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A TV station syndicate thinks it has the answer to this Beltway riddle: Why is the Consumer Technology Association so exercised about a NextGen TV tuner mandate?
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In a press release, Charter disclosed that in Missouri, it had seen a 200% year-over-year rise in felony attacks on its network so far this year.
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Last week Gail Slater sounded as if she wanted to vomit in approving T-Mobile’s $4.4 billion takeover of much of UScellular’s business.
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Two Ph.D economists say new BEAD program rules have a major flaw and they claim it’s a costly one.
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On Tuesday, the National Association of Broadcasters slammed the cable TV industry and the Consumer Technology Association, for refusing to cooperate on the transition.
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The FCC should finish the pending rulemaking on mobile phone unlocking prior to acting on Verizon’s waiver request, NCTA said in July 7 comments.
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FCC lawyers under Carr defended the rules before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Oral arguments were heard on March 19, 2025, but no decision has been handed down.
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It was believed to be the first Starlink-guided minisub captured in the Western Hemisphere.
