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03/11/2026
FTC Looks Again at Negative Option Rule
The FTC is taking a new look at its negative option rule, which is designed to prevent unfair, deceptive practices in subscriptions, automatic renewals and free trials.
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03/11/2026
Carr vs Amazon vs SpaceX
FCC Chair Brendan Carr took a swipe at Amazon, days after it asked the Commission to deny SpaceX’s request to build an orbital data center constellation with up to 1 million satellites.
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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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03/11/2026
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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03/10/2026
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.