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D.C. Memo: Who’s Battling Disney for the FCC? Judge Jeanine!
The U.S. Attorney, recently in President Trump’s doghouse for dropping vandalism charges in D.C., told a federal judge her court does not have…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Prominent Republicans Continue to Question USF’s Future without Reforms
Former Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), who led the Energy and Commerce Committee for one term, calls for USF’s overhaul before lawmakers consider…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Nick Jeffery Ready to Resume His ‘Fiber-Powered’ Career as Charter’s New COO
In a LinkedIn post outlining his priorities as No. 2 to CEO Chris Winfrey, Jeffery set a high bar for himself and the company: ‘The Great Cable Comeback…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Former FCC Republican Michael O’Rielly Supports Ending E-Rate ‘If Is Is Hurting Students’
“If E-Rate is not delivering, or worse, if it is hurting students, then it should be curtailed or ended,” O’Rielly says, adding the FCC has the legal…
 • Ted Hearn

August 2026

Special Report: Five Questions for NECTA President Tim Wilkerson
‘We must continue delivering fast, affordable connectivity on lower-latency networks built for reliability and resiliency,’ Wilkerson says
D.C. Memo: Circle City Broadcasting Urging DIRECTV Customers to ‘Make the Switch’ to Comcast or Charter
A week into their retransmission consent dispute, CCB owner DuJuan McCoy claims DIRECTV is failing to recognize the value of the local coverage provided…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: At $125 a Month, Cable TV Nearly as Expensive as Typical Monthly Home Electric Bill, Report Finds
“This is one of those bills that quietly became a big one,” said doxo CEO Steve Shivers. But his firm’s cable price survey failed to note…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: D.C. Circuit Panel Tosses Soo Kim’s Conspiracy, Racial Discrimination Claims against Rosenworcel
In its narrative of Kim’s failed bid for TEGNA, the court sidestepped Nancy Pelosi’s intervention on behalf of Democratic donor Byron Allen, an…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: NTIA’s Roth Celebrates Major Policy Victory – All BEAD Plans Have Been Approved by the Trump Administration
Now it’s up to the 50 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C., to sign contracts with ISPs (or Subgrantees in BEAD parlance) to get the backhoes…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Catherine Commisso Takes Senior Post as Mediacom Moves Forward in Post-Rocco Era
Widow of Mediacom founder Rocco B. Commisso to serve as Vice Chair and Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Administration, reporting to…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: CNET Names GFiber as Best ISP in 2026
‘With GFiber, what you see is what you get for the long haul: You get a flat, fixed rate from day one with zero term lengths, zero annual contracts, and…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Biden Judge Hands Round 1 to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in Dispute with Disney/ABC
Following a September briefing schedule, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan plans to hold a hearing the week of Oct. 5 – sooner if the FCC directs ‘any…
 • Ted Hearn
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