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05/12/2026
FCC OKs EchoStar Spectrum Sales
EchoStar got the OK from the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Space Bureau to sell approximately 65 MHz of spectrum to SpaceX and an additional 50 MHz to AT&T for around $40 billion, but there’s a condition.
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05/11/2026
Comcast-ApCo on Opposite Sides of Pole
Comcast may have gotten a win at the FCC regarding its pole attachment complaint against Appalachian Power Company, but that doesn’t mean it’s seen relief.
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05/11/2026
ATVA: Stop the Swap
While the FCC is considering loosening broadcast ownership restrictions, a group representing multiple MVPDs hopes the agency will tighten what it’s dubbed the Big Four duopoly loophole.
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05/11/2026
FCC, Nexstar Respond in D.C. Circuit
The most interesting tidbit from the FCC’s opposition to emergency petitions for a writ of mandamus related to the Nexstar-Tegna merger in the D.C. Circuit is that the application for review of the Media Bureau decision approving the deal is “under active consideration.”
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05/11/2026
TX AG Adds Netflix to Data Probe
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with LG Electronics where the smart TV maker will no longer use Automated Content Recognition technology to collect consumers’ viewing data without their informed consent.
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05/08/2026
Disney Says FCC Threatens ‘Protected Speech’
Disney said in a filing Friday that recent actions taken by the FCC threaten to “chill critical protected speech.”