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08/04/2025
EchoStar Talks FCC, Taps MDA Space for LEO
Amid conversations with the FCC about its 5G network buildout and AWS-4 spectrum licenses, EchoStar is moving forward in efforts to stabilize the company. But there’s still a sense of frustration and uncertainty given that the Commission is looming large over EchoStar.
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07/24/2025
Newsmax, FCC’s Ownership Tug of War
Newsmax CEO and Founder Christopher Ruddy came out swinging this week against an FCC proposal that would potentially loosen the national broadcast ownership cap. He was making the rounds in Washington on Thursday when CFX caught up with him.
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07/23/2025
Newsmax Enters the 39% Ownership Chat at the FCC
While signs have been looking pretty positive for the relaxing of the FCC’s 39% audience ownership cap for broadcasters, there’s a new objector that’s raising eyebrows.
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06/26/2025
Three Musketeers: FCC Holds First Open Meeting With Trusty
The FCC’s June Open Meeting lacked the flashy fireworks that might be seen come July 4, but there were at least some sparklers during Chairman Brendan Carr and Commissioner Anna Gomez’s press conferences afterward regarding the agency’s ongoing matters.
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09/16/2024
To Be Or Not to Be: Analysts Ponder Latest DirecTV-DISH Reports
Bloomberg reported Friday that AT&T and TPG Capital, its jv partner in DirecTV, are in talks with Echostar about a potential merger of the two satellite providers.
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05/08/2024
Echostar Outlook Rough With Debt Maturity Looming
Echostar’s 2Q24 earnings call was a tough one with the company once again reporting that it has not been able to secure the funding it needs to operate in the fourth quarter.