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D.C. Memo: D.C. Circuit Tosses Challenges to FCC Approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA Merger
Three-judge panel basically says DIRECTV and cable trade groups jumped the gun in attempting to force judicial review of the Media Bureau’s March 19…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Sen. Markey to 'Step Down' in 2032 If He Wins a New Six-Year Term in 2026
Following his first election debate with Rep. Seth Moulton in Chicopee, Markey, 79, tells reporters he needs a new term to finish his ‘progressive…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: SpaceX Revenue to Hit $3.3 Trillion by 2040, Morgan Stanley Analysts Predict
Their 2040 projection of $3.3 trillion – a figure four times Amazon’s current annual revenue – assumes SpaceX creates new total addressable markets in…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: AT&T Wants FCC Approval to Leave Vandalized Copper Networks Unrepaired
In a 600-page filing filled with theft and damage maps, the company said it was a waste of money to repair copper networks when 'comparable substitute…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Amazon Leo to Launch Service Later This Year. Is That Good News for the BEAD Program?
LEOs like Starlink and Amazon Leo are shrinking the BEAD map, which has about 3.9 million locations today. How many will be left for fiber, fixed…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: FCC Approves T-Mobile-Grain Management Spectrum Swap
The agency shortened Grain’s proposed buildout deadlines to three and eight years, down from six and 12 years. Agency did not comment on Grain’s DEI…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: FCC to Create a 'Super Band' of Spectrum, Allowing U.S. to Gain Global Next Gen Wireless Leadership, Carr Says
The FCC will vote July 22 on rules for auctioning 160 megahertz of Upper C‑Band spectrum next year, following 2025 legislation signed by President Trump…
 • Ted Hearn

June 2026

D.C. Memo: Supreme Court Backs Trump in Firing FTC Democrats
Opinion: 'Subordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal and Sky, Ending Brian Roberts' Failed Experiment in Vertical Integration
Mike Cavanagh to become CEO of NBCUniversal and Michael Angelakis will become CEO of Comcast, with no assigned title for Comcast Co-CEO Roberts, a major…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Critics Fear the FCC's E-Rate Program Could Get the D-OGE Treatment
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wants to point the $2.4 billion program in a new direction in an effort to reduce student screen time in response to falling…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Carolina West Wireless to Transfer Mobile Network to Verizon
CWW did not explain whether FCC approval is needed. CEO Slayton Stewart said, 'This decision was made with the future of our customers and communities…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Big Four Affiliates Bash ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox Networks in Latest Eruption at the FCC
The 700 TV station affiliates say the Big Four broadcast networks are raising affiliation fees, shrinking exclusivity, and imposing…
 • Ted Hearn
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