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D.C. Memo: Democrat Rosenworcel’s Progressive FCC Legacy Resides on Wikipedia, Not in the Federal Code
The Biden FCC’s pivot left on Net Neutrality and Digital Discrimination lost in federal court, and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr dismantled Rosenworcel’s…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Vacated – Eighth Circuit Tosses Out Rosenworcel’s Digital Discrimination Rules over Unlawful ‘Disparate Impact’ Standard
Court took 588 days from oral arguments to deliver another major judicial setback for Biden-era communications policies embraced by FCC Democrats…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Elon the Disrupter – Starlink Slashes 100 Mbps Promotional Price to $29 a Month, with Free Hardware
The 90-day promotion appears aimed at attracting new customers who have hesitated over upfront costs
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Former GOP Presidential Hopeful Steve Forbes Hammers Critics of the Nexstar-TEGNA Merger
'Their argument has the musty smell of 1985,' Forbes says in an Op-Ed posted Monday on Fox News' website
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Here’s a Number Wall Street’s Starting to Care About: (888) GO-STARLINK
On earnings calls, analysts are starting to use up their limited quota of questions to ask CEOs if they are feeling any heat from Elon Musk's Low Earth…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Cable One Keeps Leaking Broadband Subs Under New CEO Holanda
Net debt expected to surge later in the year after taking full control of Vyve Broadband
 • Ted Hearn

April 2026

D.C. Memo: NAB Allegedly ‘Lambasts’ Carr in Statement That Failed to Mention Carr, Disney, ABC, or Jimmy Kimmel by Name
NAB’s statement said a lot about TV station licensing process but nothing about Jimmy Kimmel’s rude commentary on ABC aimed at First Lady Melania Trump…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: T-Mobile Teams with Starlink on SuperBroadband, an Enterprise Offer with a $250 Monthly Price Tag
‘Traditional Internet relies on a single connection and often requires multiple providers to achieve redundancy. SuperBroadband brings 5G and Starlink…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: AT&T Slashes 5G Home Internet Service by $25 a Month (or 42%) for Low-Income Customers
The company is effectively creating its own Affordable Connectivity Program by slashing the retail price of AT&T Internet Air for Americans who qualify…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy on White House Press Dinner Shooting: 'I Heard Thud, Thud, Thud, Thud'
Conservative media leader and Trump confidant tells Policyband what it was like being inside the Washington Hilton ballroom when the shots rang out…
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: LightShed Partners Asks, How Important Is NFL to Free TV? 'No Other Programming Matters'
Wall Street analysts predict networks may cut or shift more entertainment content to streaming
 • Ted Hearn
D.C. Memo: NFL to FCC: Without Antitrust Exemption, Games Could Appear on Streamers Like Philo and Crackle
NFL's top lawyer, Ted Ullyot, armed with a 17-page slide deck for senior FCC staff, predicted fan viewing chaos if Commissioner Roger Goodell can't…
 • Ted Hearn
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