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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’

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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 •

D.C. Memo: Ultrafast Wi-Fi Needs Access to Lower 7 GHz Band, Analyst Says

Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland says the Charter-Broadcom 10 Gbps Demo at SCTE TechExpo25 Stays a Cool Science Project if Licensed Carriers Can Hog the…

Nov 5 •

D.C. Memo: Carr Tangles with Capitol Hill T.Rex – Chuck Schumer

FCC Chief Calls on Senate Democratic Leader to End the ‘Schumer Shutdown’ and Stop Pandering to ‘Your Far-Left Flank.”

Nov 4 •

D.C. Memo: Former Newsmax Host Sean Spicer Backs Nexstar-TEGNA Deal Opposed by Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy

Trump 45’s First Press Secretary Says Abolishing the 39% Cap Allows More Right-Leaning Affiliate Owners to Become More Influential

Nov 3 •

October 2025

D.C. Memo: Starlink Shrinking Broadband Performance Gap between Rich and Poor, Researchers Find

'Starlink shows great promise in terms of equity,' Carnegie Mellon University Researchers Claim.

Oct 31 •

D.C. Memo: Playing in the C-Band – Carr Eying Auction of 180 Megahertz to Sustain U.S. Wireless Leadership

Agency Leader Sets Nov. 20, 2025, Vote to Advance a Key Communications Provision in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Oct 30 •

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