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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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.
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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.
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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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'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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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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'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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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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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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Comcast shares were up slightly in early trading, perhaps because the broadband losses were better than consensus.
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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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Charter’s corporate website’s Strengthening Communities section has a Diversity & Inclusion tab but there is nothing to see.
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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.'
