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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

22 hrs ago • 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…

May 4 • 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

May 1 • 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…

Apr 30 • 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…

Apr 29 • 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…

Apr 28 • 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…

Apr 27 • 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

Apr 24 • 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…

Apr 23 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Malone's GCI Buying Alaska Subsea Fiber Operator Quintillion, Ending Grain Management's Brief, Painful Tenure

GCI's press release said the deal has an enterprise value of $310 million plus several other deal sweeteners

Apr 22 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Gray Media Accuses DISH of Providing TV Signals without Authorization

In an FCC complaint, Gray said a senior executive claimed he discovered the alleged violation while staying at Hotel Cleo in Knoxville, Tenn.

Apr 21 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: FCC Asked to Adopt Plan Taking Nine UHF TV Channels from Broadcasters for Reassignment to 6G Wireless

Ahead of NAB show in Las Vegas this week, a group called Landover Saturn 5 is targeting ‘underutilized’ UHF spectrum amid declining TV station economics…

Apr 20 • Ted Hearn

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