Comcast Ends By‑The‑Gig Plans, Applies Premium Data Policy
. @comcast is bringing a premium-level data policy to all its unlimited plans and confirms it is no longer selling by-the-Gig plans to new Xfinity Mobile customers. @Light_Reading https://t.co/qdcFDBjihC
TaaraConnect Expands Free-Space Optics to Video Distribution and Data Centers
. @TaaraConnect , a Google X Moonshot Factory grad focusing on free space optics, has opened up a new video distribution use case and is exploring its role in both terrestrial and orbital data centers. @Light_Reading https://t.co/SzaYL7n8uq
Orbital Targets 2027 Launch of Space AI Data Centers
Orbital, a startup led by Euwyn Poon, aims to develop a system comprising thousands of space-based data centers focused on AI inferencing. Its first space-based test is slated for 2027. @Light_Reading https://t.co/rNIQfxf17B
AT&T Reports $82M Loss From 10,400 Copper Thefts
. @ATT said it logged more than 10,400 copper theft incidents in 2025 that resulted in losses of about $82 million. The majority of that theft occurred in California. @Light_Reading https://t.co/hzXfWtpeIK
SpaceX Blames Amazon Satellites; Amazon Cites Starlink Altitude
. @SpaceX argues that a subset of Amazon Leo's satellites are creating collision risks. Amazon Leo countered that it is operating safely and that any increased risk is due to SpaceX lowering the altitude of Starlink satellites. @Light_Reading ...
Restructured Deal Paves Path for DirecTV‑Dish Merger
EchoStar's restructured agreement with Dish DBS unit creditors could clear the way for another attempt to combine DirecTV with Dish's video business. @Light_Reading https://t.co/mfCCgX4u8a
NCTC Adds Telgoo5 to Expand Mobile Broadband Program
The National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC) has expanded its mobile program for independent broadband operators by signing on @telgoo5 - @Light_Reading https://t.co/0fYpLPaU19
Ettienne Brandt Named Astound CEO Amid Google Fiber Merger
Ettienne Brandt, a vet of both broadband and mobile, is the new CEO of Astound Broadband, which just struck a deal to combine with GFiber (@googlefiber). Brandt most recently led Frontier's commercial business unit. @Light_Reading https://t.co/QQkVv0H6y6
AT&T's New Plans Push Upgrades, Not Spark Price War
AT&T's new set of wireless plans aim to incentivize subs to upgrade to better tiers, but it's 'not the start of a new price war ... kind of the opposite,' notes New Street Research's David Barden. @Light_Reading https://t.co/JE0b6UgSKA
Astound‑GFiber Merge Threatens AT&T, Comcast, Charter
Data from New Street Research shows that the proposed combination of Astound Broadband and GFiber will have the biggest competitive overlap with AT&T, Comcast and Charter. @Light_Reading https://t.co/jUVW6Uq9gE
Amazon Leo Urges FCC to Block SpaceX Orbital Data Centers
Amazon Leo has urged the FCC to deny SpaceX's plan to build orbital data centers comprising up to 1 million satellites, arguing that it's 'wholly unrealistic' and would give SpaceX 'near-total control' of launch insertion orbits. @Light_Reading https://t.co/FjxmufLF9g
AT&T Builds Team to Accelerate Fiber Customer Growth
. @ATT is starting to stand up the org that underpins its recent acquisition of Lumen's fiber assets. The initial aim is to boost marketing spend and accelerate fiber customer acquisitions. https://t.co/c4xUSnajQg
Cable Operators Hopeful as Guthrie Backs Reform, Election Looms
Independent cable operators are encouraged that Rep. Brett Guthrie still sees good reason to change the Cable Act of 1992, but the coming midterm elections could shift the priorities of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. #Summit2026 https://t.co/q99ZQl9uU5
Starlink Takes Center Stage at DC Summit
"Today, the star [in DC] is Starlink," says Alpine Group's Rhod Shaw at the ACA Connects Summit. #Summit2026
Dish Sued by Major Tower Owners over Unpaid Rentals
SBA has joined American Tower and Crown Castle in filing suits against Dish Wireless over tower rental payments. EchoStar's 10-K shows that Dish faces similar suits from Comcast Business, Harmoni Towers, Diamond Towers & Zayo https://t.co/XNYmKyy2yp
