Today’s Headlines
■ Telecom Analyst Roslyn Layton: Starlink Won’t Become a Major Wireless Player
■ FCC’s Gomez, Once a Foe of Fake AI Political Ads, Says Carr’s Concerns about Fake Political Polls ‘All Political Theater’
■ FCC to Open Satellite Spectrum, Cut NEPA Red Tape at Sept. 30 Meeting
■ Verizon Inks Major Fiber Purchase Agreement with Corning
■ AT&T’s Business Unit Signs ‘Strategic Agreement’ with Amazon Leo
■ Dell’Oro Group: North America Bucked the Global Decline in Q2 Broadband Equipment Revenue
■ Block Family to Shut Toledo Blade If It Can’t Find a Buyer Before 2027
■ Founder Jeff DeMond Stepping Down as CEO of Archtop Fiber
■ Hearst Television promotes John Robertson to SVP for Strategy and Distribution
■ Paul Bunyan Communications Marks Lifeline Awareness Week with FCC
■ Anthony Bowling Joins Mediacom as SVP of Field Operations Strategy
■ People: Ben Finfrock Joins Sen. Maggie Hassan’s office as the New Hampshire Democrat’s new Press Secretary
Elon: Nexstar is interested – but only after ATSC 3.0 arrives. Speaking at the Citi Global TMT Conference, Nexstar Media Group EVP and CFO Lee Ann Gliha said Sept. 8 any potential spectrum‑lease deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink must await Nexstar’s transition from ATSC 1.0 to ATSC 3.0. That could take several years – perhaps too long for the ambitious Musk, who wants to take mobile subscribers from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon as soon as possible.
Gliha said the company’s airwaves are “a scarce resource in terms of low band spectrum and powerful low band spectrum.” She added, “We’re looking at all of the different potential opportunities for this.” Edgebeam Wireless, a joint venture among Nexstar, E.W. Scripps, Sinclair, and Gray Media, would give a partner like Starlink access to 97% of the country, avoiding any possible Swiss cheese difficulties. “If you just have a market here or market there, it’s not going to really be that exciting or that useful,” she said. (More after paywall)
