mergers
GFiber and Astound to Combine
Investment firm Stonepeak will be the majority owner, with Alphabet retaining a ‘significant minority’ stake.
Earnings
EchoStar Down 9,000 Mobile Subs
CEO Ergen said company had settled ‘hundreds’ of contract disputes.
Earnings
Cable One Down 10.9k Subs, Shentel Up 5.4k
Tower company SBA Communications said it had also sued Dish for failing to pay rent after spectrum sales.
Earnings
Verizon Subscriber Metrics Beat Expectations
The company increased its fiber expansion targets.
Earnings
AT&T: On Track for 8 Million Fiber Locations This Year, 60 Million in 2030
Company adds 221,000 fixed wireless, 283,000 fiber subs in Q4 2025
mergers
Verizon: Proposed Deployment Requirements for Frontier Deal Too Expensive
A proposed approval would require the company to deploy to all locations served by 88 rural wire centers.
Earnings
Cable Unlikely to Grow Subscribers This Decade: New Street
On the FWA front, MoffettNathanson estimates the service accounts for more than half the traffic on Verizon, T-Mobile networks.
Earnings
WOW! Down 4,900 Broadband Subs
Improvement in broadband industry net ads was largely driven by fixed wireless, analysts said.
Earnings
AT&T Adds 270,000 Fixed Wireless, 288,000 Fiber Subs
The company said it was already deploying EchoStar spectrum through a leasing arrangement.
People
New Street’s Jonathan Chaplin Joining Comcast
He'll be succeeded by Bank of America's David Barden.
Rural
Rural Co-op Executives Press Congress to Modernize Universal Service Fund
Witnesses pressure lawmakers to update funding model and prioritize affordability.
BEAD
Analyst: So far, Two-Thirds of BEAD Locations Getting Fiber
Current sample shows western states adopting a mix of technologies, including satellite.
Infrastructure
Fiber, Fixed Wireless Adds Improved Over Last Q2, Cable Worsened
Analysts don’t expect cable subscriber growth soon.
Earnings
Breezeline Down 5,000 Broadband Subscribers
Breezeline is the eighth largest cable operator in the U.S., with just under 1 million subscribers.
Infrastructure
Tariffs Could Slow Broadband Deployment: New Street
President Trump instituted sweeping duties on imports Wednesday
FCC
FCC Commissioner Starks to Resign ‘This Spring’
With Starks leaving, Carr could have a majority sooner than he expected.
