Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on April 16, 2025 - DEI ≠ M&A?
What constitutes an 'invidious' DEI policy in regulators' eyes?
mergers
T-Mobile, Swedish Investor EQT Close Lumos Purchase
T-Mobile is aiming to reach 3.5 million passings with the joint venture by 2029.
mergers
Ziply Fiber Pushes Back Against NorthWestern Energy Complaints
NorthWestern filed a public comment about what it alleged were Ziply’s unsafe conditions
mergers
Carr Probing Verizon Over Diversity Initiatives
The company's $20 billion acquisiton of Frontier needs FCC approval.
12 Days of Broadband
A Year of Telecom Mergers and Acquisitions
The wireless carriers are expected to continue scooping up fiber providers.
mergers
FCC Approves Sale of Consolidated Communications to PE Firms
Searchlight Capital and BCI aim to take the ISP private for $3.1 billion.
Justice Department
Trump Taps Gail Slater for Justice Department Antitrust Head
The department reviews major telecom deals but isn't seen as a bottleneck for currently pending transactions.
mergers
Charter to Acquire Liberty Broadband
Liberty investors will receive 0.236 of a Charter share for each of their Liberty shares.
mergers
GCI’s Ownership Up in the Air Amid Liberty-Charter Merger Talks
Charter's merger proposal excluded GCI from the deal.
mergers
Cable ISP WOW! Gets Offer to Go Private
DigitalBridge Investments, Crestview Partners team up on the bid
FCC
FCC and FTC Announce Open Meeting Agendas and AT&T Signs Deal with OneWeb
The FCC outlines September meeting agenda, the FTC will review big tech mergers this month, AT&T signs deal with OneWeb.
mergers
Senators Intro App Bill, Groups Drop TracFone Buy Complaint, States Want Shorter Robocall Deadline
Senators don’t want apps beholden to Google and Apple, Verizon commits to interest group wants, states want robocall deadline sooner.
Digital Infrastructure Investment
Broadband Breakfast Live Online Wednesday June 2, 2021 — Rural Roll-Ups: Has the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Accelerated Mergers & Acquisitions?
This session will consider the many active conversations currently taking place among smaller internet companies. The interest and momentum behind mergers and acquisitions presents an opportunity for providers seeking an exit, and for companies seeking growth opportunities.
Antitrust
Should Conservatives Be For or Against Big Tech? A Question Raised at CES 2021
January 14, 2021 – Big tech companies like Google literally control the flow of information, with significant significant network effects, said Rachel Bovard, a self-described conservative invited to speak at a panel on “What to do about Big Tech” at CES 2021. Speaking at the Consumer Technology Ass
Justice Department
Jonathan Lee: Antitrust Division’s Flawed Case Against AT&T/Time Warner is Simply Too General
Telecom attorney Jonathan Lee takes down the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s specious case against the AT&T/Time Warner merger in this detailed blog post, excerpted below. (Click on the link at the bottom for the whole argument.) Here’s the money quote: “This alleged harm is simply t
Al Franken
AT&T’s Newly Proposed Economic Model For Merger Riles Opposition
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2011 – Sen. Al Franken (D-MN.) sent a filing to the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice Tuesday requesting the denial of the merger between wireless carriers AT&T and T-Mobile. Less than 24 hours after AT&T submitted its most recent economic
