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03/11/2026
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Zero Out USDA’s Broadband Surplus
In light of progress in deploying BEAD funding and the resulting network extensions to unserved Americans that will soon begin, existing USDA-related programs should be halted. Doing so would ensure that BEAD can succeed and that taxpayers don’t pay for the same thing twice.
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03/11/2026
Early Readings from the FCC’s Sports Broadcasting Docket
It’s been two weeks since the FCC’s Media Bureau took an official step toward evaluating the current sports broadcasting landscape.
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03/10/2026
BEAD Bargaining: A $21 Billion AI Question Looms
It continues to be hurry-up-and-wait when it comes to NTIA’s guidance for the estimated $21 billion in BEAD non-deployment funds up for grabs. But Democrats are hoping to get some answers sooner rather than later.
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03/10/2026
No Bead Funds for D.C.
NTIA said the estimated $21 billion in nondeployment funds comes from savings in the program that were instituted during the Trump administration.
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03/10/2026
AT&T Touts U.S. Connectivity Investment
It’s not just the broadcasters who like the federal regulatory outlook.
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03/09/2026
Nexstar-Tegna and the Path to Get There
Nexstar has been far from quiet over the past few years, banging on the drum of deregulation and consolidation as the regulatory landscape looks as favorable as ever for the broadcast giant to accomplish both.