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05/13/2025
Commerce Tackles Budget Reconciliation
Tuesday’s House Commerce Budget Reconciliation markup was as heated as promised, kicking off with protestors chanting “Don’t touch Medicaid” over Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) as he called it to order
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05/13/2025
FCC Probing EchoStar
The ongoing EchoStar – SpaceX saga took another turn this week, with FCC Chair Brendan Carr sending a letter to EchoStar informing it that agency staff would investigate its compliance with buildout milestones
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05/12/2025
Budget Reconciliation Rumble
The cable industry is among those concerned about tomorrow’s House Commerce Republican budget reconciliation bill markup, given the spectrum targeted for an FCC auction that aims to raise $88 billion. The
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05/09/2025
Wary Eyes on 6 GHz Band
As the spectrum wars play out, there’s growing concern about what might happen with the 6 GHz band that the FCC opened up for unlicensed WiFi in 2020. That was a monumental move, opening up the entire band for deployment of WiFi 6E and new wireless technologies from cable and others. No proposal has specifically […]
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05/09/2025
Broadcasters Deregulation Dreams Riding High
Nexstar and Sinclair both reported earnings this week and a clear theme running through both is the hope that the Trump administration will lighten their regulatory load. Nexstar Chairman/CEO Perry Sook
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05/08/2025
Cable Tells FCC to Say No to Forced ATSC 3.0 Transition
Cable is pushing back against a broadcast proposal for a mandatory ATSC 3.0/NextGen TV transition, saying it would be costly and unwanted by consumers. NAB wants the FCC to require most stations to fully transition to ATSC 3.0 by February 2028.