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D.C. Memo: FCC Targets California’s COLR Regs in New Order Circulated by Carr

Agency is looking to eliminate red tape imposed by the California Public Utilities Commission to block AT&T from shutting down legacy copper networks

Oct 30 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Carr Confident Courts Will Back FCC on Cell Phone Jamming in State Prisons

‘This isn’t going to be a silver bullet at the end of the day but is a tool that has been denied law enforcement and corrections officials for too…

Oct 29 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: FCC’s Carr to Unveil Plan for Jamming Contraband Cell Phones in State Prisons

FCC leader to address this public safety issue today at a Little Rock, Ark. press conference alongside Sen. Tom Cotton (R‑Ark.) and Arkansas Attorney…

Oct 28 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Anthropic S-1 Delivers the MALE: Misuse, Abuse, Loss of Control, Economic Disruption

‘We consider it our personal responsibility to help the world understand these risks [and] to prevent or mitigate them when they arise from our AI…

Oct 27 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Starlink Lifts Restrictions on Ukraine, President Zelensky Says

Elon Musk explains his position: ‘Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That…

Oct 26 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Exiting Ting Fiber Transfers Colorado Springs Business to gFiber

Colorado Springs Utilities will receive $670 million over the next 30 years through the lease with gFiber. About 2,000 customers get their Internet…

Oct 23 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: FCC’s Carr Warns Broadcasters about Airing Fake Polls Ahead of the November Election

Some polls are ‘designed to do nothing more than interfere with the regular functioning of the electoral process and alter the normal patterns of voter…

Oct 22 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Debt-Plagued ISP Optimum Close to Handing the Keys to Lenders, Resolving Litigation

The fifth-largest U.S. wireline ISP will turn over control to Apollo, Oaktree, and JPMorgan Chase, probably eliminating Patrick Drahi’s ownership…

Oct 21 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Michigan Signs BEAD Contracts with 23 ISPs as Part of $916 Million Funding Plan

Michigan Department of Labor says ISPs Like Charter, Brightspeed, and Michigan Bell are in kicking in $531 million in private matching funds

Oct 20 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Nevada Shifts $52 Million Away from Broadband Projects That Couldn’t Meet Deadline

The pandemic relief money will instead go to support mental health care in jails, food‑insecurity programs, and multifamily housing efforts

Oct 19 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Cable One’s Stock Crash Costs former Washington Post Owner Donald Graham about $1 Billion So Far

Graham, once CEO and Chairman of the Washington Post Co., notified the Securities and Exchange Commission that he might soon sell his entire 6.8% stake…

Oct 16 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: On a Visit to Alaska, Carr Promises to Connect Entire State with $162 Million in New Mobile Broadband Support

‘We are committed to working with Sen. [Dan] Sullivan until we can finish the job of getting every single person in Alaska connected to high-speed…

Oct 15 • Ted Hearn

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