Mobile
Charter and Comcast Offering Emergency Satellite Messaging on Certain Android Phones
Verizon, who the cable giants have MVNO deals with, announced satellite texting on the same Android phones Wednesday.
Earnings
WOW! Reports 10,200 Lost Subs
The company received a buyout offer from private equity firms last year and is still evaluating the deal.
Infrastructure
Charter Foresees Cash Flow Surge, Shrugs Off BEAD
With major network upgrades complete, Charter CEO said the ISP was ready to cash in.
Fiber
Mobile Carriers Push Fiber Investments Amid Growing Demand for Convergence
All three national wireless carriers - AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile - are expanding their fiber investments in various ways.
USF
Massachusetts Low-Income Broadband Bill Gets Pushback
Bill would cap amount low-income households can pay for Internet.
Earnings
Altice USA Loses 39,000 Broadband Subscribers
The cable operator has 3 million fiber passings, and is planning to deploy fiber to another 175,000 locations in 2025.
Hawaii
Hawaii High Court Shields Charter, Hawaiian Telcom over Maui Fires
ISPs will not be required to compensate insurance companies for policyholder payouts.
Fiber
Charter Asks Court to Block Former Exec from Metronet Job
The cable giant said T-Mobile and Metronet would have access to its convergence trade secrets.
Earnings
Charter Reports 177,000 Broadband Sub Loss in Q4
The number missed expectations but was better than what Comcast reported Thursday.
Expert Opinion
Sean Gonsalves: States Should Consider Adopting Affordable Broadband Laws
Massachusetts is advancing legislation to provide $15 monthly broadband service to low-income residents.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Ookla Study: Wireless Network Speeds of Comcast, Charter Have Soared
Measured user download speeds have increased by more than 100 Mbps
12 Days of Broadband
Broadband Breakfast Person of the Year: Elon Musk
In our view, without Musk’s support, Trump would not have won the presidency.
cable
Charter CEO: Hurricanes Hit Hard But Underlying Subscriber Trends Positive
Comcast said fourth quarter losses will be greater than Wall Street expected.
Spectrum
CCIA Raises Alarm Over T-Mobile, UScellular Merger
Trade group concerned about market consolidation, higher consumer bills.
Expert Opinion
How Louisiana Solved the BEAD Rubik’s Cube
Louisiana appears to have achieved the BEAD program’s objective for hundreds of millions of dollars less in subsidy costs than was budgeted.
New York
Open Access ErieNet Fiber Network Gets Underway In Western New York
'Construction has already begun for ErieNet with underground conduit installations, and utility work necessary' for pole attachments.
