Earnings
Cable One Expecting to Lose Up to 18,000 Residential Broadband Customers in Q2
The company’s stock fell on financial and operational estimates disclosed in an SEC filing
Pole Attachments
Comcast Files New Pole Complaint Against Virginia Utility
The cable company and the Appalachian Power Company have been unable to resolve a dispute over pole replacement costs
BEAD
South Carolina Cuts BEAD Recipients in Half
State and federal American Rescue Plan Act funds take eight ISPs out of the BEAD program.
mergers
Comcast Spinning off NBCUniversal, Sky
Analysts were split on whether that sets the stage for a merger with Charter
BEAD
Oregon Moves Forward on BEAD Contracts, But Astound Backs Out
The company was set to receive more than $90 million to serve 11,000 locations
Spectrum
Federated Looking to Boost CBRS Capacity
The company says its new Spectrum AI tool can open up 50 percent more spectrum without deploying new gear
Briefs
Xfinity Launches Same-Day Delivery for Internet Equipment
More than 700 retail locations will support customers getting connected the same day they enroll.
Lachlan Murdoch
Fox to Buy Streaming Pioneer Roku in a $22 Billion Deal
Fox Corp. is acquiring streaming platform Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $22 billion, gaining access to the Roku Channel and more than 100 million global streaming households.
BEAD
NTIA Defends BEAD Pole Rules
Providers anticipate understaffed cities, utilities being a deployment challenge.
Pole Attachments
FCC Taking a Look at State Pole Attachment Laws
An inquiry asked how the agency could make state rules ‘more transparent and effective’
Briefs
FCC Announces New Lab Chief in Office of Engineering and Technology
Verizon’s Cliff Jones brings more than three decades of telecom leadership experience
BEAD
ACLP: BEAD Winners Set to Put Up $11.4 Billion in Matching Funds
That’s more than 37 percent of the program’s total project costs, the group found.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Comcast Leads in Download Speed: Opensignal
Opensignal’s Q1 report on major ISPs found AT&T had the best upload speeds, and Charter had the highest network reliability score.
Infrastructure
Charter, Comcast Also Confident Amid Starlink Competition
Charter reached settlements with two intervenors in California’s review of its Cox acquisition.
Community Networks
Longmeadow Voters Reject Municipal Fiber Network Proposal
The vote followed what broadband advocates described as a telecom industry-backed astroturf campaign.
Appalachian Power Company
Comcast Seeks FCC Action in Pole Dispute With Appalachian Power Company
Disputed pole replacement fees could delay broadband deployments, the ISP argues.
