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03/16/2026
Trump Backs Carr After Threat to Pull Broadcasters’ Licenses
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was in the spotlight again this weekend following his warning to broadcasters that they could lose their licenses over coverage of the U.S.’ war in Iran.
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03/13/2026
Ball Cap Flap
A social media post this week from House Energy & Commerce Dems calling on FCC Chair Brendan Carr to investigate Fox News didn’t go over so well.
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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.