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D.C. Memo: FCC's Carr Sends a Warning: ‘No Broadcaster Has a Right to Use the Public Spectrum'
The FCC in a Public Notice emphasized that TV station programming must serve local communities, not national broadcast TV networks
May 29
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: Phoenix Center Rips Chattanooga's Claim Its City-Owned Broadband Had Big Economic Impact
“Much of the Chattanooga municipal broadband network was, and in part continues to be, financed by U.S. taxpayers and EPB’s captive electric…
May 28
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: American Airlines, Joining Rivals United and Southwest, Agrees to Install Starlink in 2027
'The addition of Starlink solidifies American as a leading airline in keeping passengers connected in flight,' said American Airlines Chief Customer…
May 27
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: Nebraska Reopens BEAD Bidding after a Few ISPs Refused to Sign Their Contracts
State officials did not identify the ISPs that walked away as the Nebraska Broadband Office now attempts to find new service providers to connect nearly…
May 26
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to Sign 'Junk Fees' Bill That Exempts Broadband ISPs, Cable TV, and Satellite TV
'Illinois consumers have been nickel-and-dimed out of thousands of dollars per year by unnecessary and deceptive junk fees,' Pritzker said in a…
May 22
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: NTIA Spokesperson: ‘Extremely Disappointing’ to See Wisconsin Spend $60 Million on Locations Already Funded by BEAD
NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth’s team calls out Gov. Tony Evers (D) for saying Tuesday that BEAD left 30,000 Wisconsin locations unserved
May 21
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: DIRECTV Wants Scripps-INYO TV Deal Blocked over 39% Cap Violation
Locking arms with six state cable trade associations, the satellite TV operator says Scripps would reach 40.29% of U.S. TV households, even after…
May 20
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: Who Will Win This Legal Battle – FCC Chairman Brendan Carr or Superstar Lawyer Paul Clement?
Newsmax and a group of state cable associations said the D.C. Circuit should give the FCC no more than 14 days to vote on the Media Bureau’s March 19…
May 19
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Title: Sen. Cotton, Rep. Kustoff Pressure FCC's Carr to Allow Mobile Phone Jamming in State Prisons
Carr Supports Jamming, But Industry Opposition Led by AT&T, Verizon, and CTIA Has Been Intense, Arguing the Agency Lacked Legal Authority to Give State…
May 18
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: Elon Musk's SpaceX Calls on the FCC to Slash the $4.5 Billion High-Cost Fund
Starlink's parent said 'the long-standing problem of high-speed broadband network access has effectively been solved, rendering most legacy High-Cost…
May 15
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: Verizon CEO Sees Starlink, Amazon LEO Capped at 5 Million U.S. Subs within 10 Years
Meanwhile. New Street Research says rapidly growing Starlink doubled its global subscriber base in 2025, hitting 2.7 million U.S. customers and becoming…
May 14
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Ted Hearn
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D.C. Memo: ACLP Analysis Projects BEAD-Related Pole Costs Could Reach $4.6 Billion
BEAD projects are expected to involve 3.9 million utility‑owned poles, researchers Alex Karras and Michael Santorelli of the Advanced Communications Law…
May 13
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Ted Hearn
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