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12/17/2025
FCC Chair Says Agency No Longer Independent
A lot is going to be made about the fireworks coming out of Wednesday’s Senate Commerce hearing over the broadcast public interest standard and the Jimmy Kimmel saga, but those with business in front of the FCC may want to pay closer attention to Chairman Brendan Carr’s responses on whether it’s an independent agency.
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12/09/2025
Charter-Cox Stick Up for Merger Agreement
Charter and Cox didn’t get a lot of blowback at the FCC over their planned $34.5 billion merger, but they spent some time last week addressing those critical of the transaction.
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11/20/2025
AI Order Leak Involves BEAD
As the White House looks to establish AI-related guidelines, it appears to be gearing up to challenge rules implemented by states, and it’s using BEAD as one of the ways to prevent laws it views as too arduous.
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11/12/2025
Public Knowledge Event Tackles FCC, Public Interest
With Congress not yet holding any oversight hearings on independent agencies, frequent GOP critic Public Knowledge decided to hold its own.
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10/08/2025
Public Interest Groups Urge FCC to Defend First Amendment
More than 20 public interest groups signed a letter sent to FCC Chair Brendan Carr on Wednesday urging him to defend the First Amendment.
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08/19/2025
Nexstar-TEGNA Deal Details; ACA Connects Not a Fan
Media investors are carefully examining what the Nexstar-TEGNA merger means from Wall Street’s standpoint, but MVPDs expect it’ll mean higher retransmission consent bills.