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10/15/2025
Effros: Utility Competition
In a conversation I had with him many years ago, John Malone, then CEO of Telecommunications Inc (TCI)—the largest cable company at the time—asked if I thought we could get “Washington” to regulate cable as a “public utility.”
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09/26/2025
More BEAD Changes Inbound?
State broadband offices have been letting out collective groans as it appears NTIA is preparing to make further changes to its $42.5 billion BEAD program.
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09/18/2025
Effros: In Defense of Decisionmakers
I was going to title this column “in defense of regulators,” but the same fundamental problem faced by regulators is confronting almost all decisionmakers, especially those who are responsible for long-range planning and commitments.
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09/10/2025
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Giving Congress Its Due
Given the renewed attention on these authoritative lines after the proper demise of the Chevron Doctrine and other court actions, everyone involved in communications policy should consider Congress in its proper light and be willing to present extraterritorial ideas to the rightful place for dissection.
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09/03/2025
BEAD Day
With tomorrow the deadline for states to submit their updated final proposals to NTIA for the BEAD program, the clock starts for the executive branch agency to address the plans.
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08/20/2025
West Virginia Sends in Final BEAD Proposal
West Virginia is the latest state to submit its final proposal for BEAD, and to SpaceX’s dismay, it’s another fiber-heavy game plan.