Archive - Policyband

D.C. Memo: Gomez Says FCC Can't Lift 39% Cap Standing in the Way of Nexstar-TEGNA Merger

"We don’t waive statutes," Gomez told reporters Thursday at FCC headquarters.

Nov 21 •

D.C. Memo: NAB Says Big Tech Waging War on Thanksgiving Traditions Like Free NFL Games

“You can’t spell Netflix without NFL,” the streaming giant said.

Nov 20 •

D.C. Memo: NTIA Approves BEAD Money for 15 States. Will Elon Sue to Steer More Locations to Starlink?

Musk Warned Virginia, Louisiana They Needed to Give LEOs Bigger Piece of the BEAD Pie

Nov 19 •

D.C. Memo: Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Leaves FTC to be Interim U.S. Attorney in Utah

Supreme Court to hear fired FTC Democrat Rebecca Slaughter's case on Dec. 8

Nov 18 •

D.C. Memo: Rep. Issa Raises Antitrust Issues with Netflix Buying WBD Studio Assets, HBO Max

Issa's Interference Could Harm WBD CEO Zaslav's Effort to Fetch Top Dollar

Nov 17 •

Policyband Opinion: Message to Trump White House−Pull the Plug on Biden’s BEAD Failure ASAP

Perpetuating Biden’s Broadband Debacle Will Saddle Team Trump with ‘One Big Beautiful Blunder’

Nov 15 •

D.C. Memo: Key Carr Ally Backs Charter-Cox Deal After Finding No 'Invidious' DEI Concerns

CAR President Daniel Suhr also endorsed Charter’s investment in rural communities, saying the ISP is deploying broadband ‘within a broad vision for…

Nov 14 •

D.C. Memo: New York under Hochul Wasting Taxpayer Millions on Connecting Served Broadband Locations, Analysts Say

Michael Santorelli and Alex Karras at New York Law School Suggest NTIA Might Withhold BEAD Funds until New York Repeals Its Broadband Rate-Regulation…

Nov 13 •

D.C. Memo: Key Banc Analyst – ‘There Are Reasons to Believe Cable is Permanently Impaired’

Analyst Brandon Nispel Says Cable Broadband’s Position Will Continue to Erode as a Result of Fiber and Fixed Wireless Access Competition Nationally

Nov 12 •

D.C. Memo: High Times in Wisconsin – Democrats Running for Governor Support Taxing Weed to Fund Broadband Projects

Candidates Look to Sin Taxes to Accelerate Broadband Deployment. Will the Republican-controlled Legislature in Madison Go Along?

Nov 10 •

D.C. Memo: Astound to Name New CEO Early Next Year, While Cable One CEO Search Drags On

Astound CEO Jim Holanda Stepping Aside for New Leader in Early 2026. Meanwhile, Cable One Reports 'Significant Progress' in CEO Search as ISP Reels from…

Nov 7 •

D.C. Memo: Starlink Rockets Past 8 Million Global Customers

Elon Musk’s Global Satellite Internet Access Service Tacked on 1 Million New Customers over the Past 69 Days.

Nov 6 •

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