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04/08/2026
O’Rielly TMT Whiteboard: USF’s Administration Problem
For the last few years, certain communications practitioners have been quite animated over the need to fix the FCC’s Universal Service Fund, focusing solely on the contributions side of the equation (i.e., the money collected from telecom companies, and ultimately consumers).
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04/08/2026
Comcast Goes to the Mattresses with Scripps
While DirecTV and state AGs argued in court Tuesday that Nexstar-Tegna would have a devastating effect on retransmission consent fees, a rather surprising retrans spat entered its second week.
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04/01/2026
Nexstar, Tegna Say Parts of Merger ‘Cannot Be Reversed’
Nexstar and Tegna told a federal court they “cannot implement certain provisions” of the 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) issued last week.
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04/01/2026
April Fools’ in the Hot Tub
You can’t make it through April 1 without a few pranks, even if you’re a media or broadband exec.
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04/01/2026
Lots to Chew On
FCC and court decisions in the past two weeks have resulted in overload and an unavoidable, limited public understanding of their significance.
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03/31/2026
Senate Commerce Seeks Nexstar-Tegna Answers
Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell wrote that the Nexstar-Tegna merger “warranted consideration and a vote by the full Commission.”