FCC May Boost Starlink Power for Faster Broadband
D.C. Memo: @BrendanCarrFCC Planning to Allow @Starlink to Increase Power Levels, Yielding Much Faster Download Speeds: 'By discarding last century’s satellite regulations, we could see billions of dollars in benefits for the [U.S] economy and broadband speeds many times faster than what is available today.' Carr says https://t.co/ZIiPQXTp8n
Nebraska Tops Starlink Speeds, 58% Meet 100/20 Mbps
Update: @Speedtest said Nebraska led the nation for @Starlink performance, with 58.31% of Starlink users meeting 100/20 Mbps in the second half of 2025, up from 32.16% in the first half. https://t.co/VXH7nlVrW4
Mint Mobile's $45 5G Bundle Demands $450 Upfront
D.C. Memo: @Mintmobile Targets 'Big Cable' in Rollout of 5G Home Internet/Mobile Bundle for $45 a Month Owned by @TMobile, Mint requires an upfront payment of $450 to cover the first year of service, plus taxes and fees. https://t.co/r3a3EZTrso https://t.co/PRGJdOnfUe
Media Policy Turmoil: FCC, Courts, and Lawmakers Clash
Policyband Headlines ■ @NXSTMediaGroup Lawyer to U.S. Judge: ‘We Don’t Want Local Broadcasting to End Up Like the Local Newspaper Industry Did 30 or 40 Years Ago’ ■ Trump White House Insider Mike Davis @mrddmia Backs FCC @BrendanCarrFCC Deregulatory Path ■ @FCC...
Brendan Carr Wins for Americans, Modernizes Tech Regulation
News🚨@Article3Project head Mike Davis @mrddmia says @BrendanCarrFCC "is racking up wins for the American people, whether the liberal media cartel acknowledges them or not. Mr. Carr enforces the law, drags outdated regulations into the modern era and takes the fight...
Lawmakers Push FCC to Block Sports Media Consolidation
In a letter Monday to @BrendanCarrFCC about the cost and inconvenience of TV sports and streaming deals between @Disney’s @ESPN and @NFL and @MLB, @SenWarren and @RepPatRyanNY said, “To promote competition in sports media in support of the public interest,...
Competition Drives 73% Broadband Bill Cut
Broadband price deflation is a thing, Episode 225: @FCC competition policy continues to yield lower prices, creative bundling, and multiyear price locks for consumers. @Mintmobile today: 5G Home Internet plus unlimited mobile plan for $45 a month with five-year price freeze....
Rep. Matsui’s BEAD Stance Shifts Between 2025, 2026 Letters
D.C. Memo: Will the Real Rep. @DorisMatsui, California Democrat, Please Stand Up? The Golden State lawmaker took positions in a March 27, 2026 letter to @NTIAgov Administrator @ArielleRothNTIA that contradicted her positions in a Nov. 25, 2025 letter to...
Indianapolis Media Landscape: Beyond the Newspaper Monopoly
Isn't Indianapolis a "monopoly" newspaper town? Or would that be leaving out news sources like Craigslist, @X, @TikTok, @YouTube @facebook @LinkedIn?
Broadband Policy Shifts Accelerate Amid Satellite Expansion
■ @GovWaste analyst Alec Mena: Abolish @USDA RuralUtilitiesService (RUS) ■ @CWAUnion Rallies Members to Support Title II for VoIP ■ @NCTAitv Says as Mobile Prices Drop, Users Buy More ■ @Amazonleo Adds 29 Satellites to LEO Constellation ■ Shocker: House Democrats Actually...
CEO May Absorb COO Role After Ken Johnson Departs
D.C. Memo: @CableOne or Team Turmoil? Highly Regarded Ken Johnson Steps Down as Chief Operating Officer; New CEO Jim Holanda, who just took over in February, did not announce a Johnson successor, perhaps a sign he's still searching or might...
House Democrats Praise Tech-Neutral BEAD, Overlook Biden Credit
19 House Democrats sent a March 27 letter to @ArielleRothNTIA highly critical of BEAD contract changes sought by @SpaceX & @Starlink with state subgrantees. Still, here’s one nugget that deserved better coverage. The House Dems said, “The current administration appropriately...
Private Sector Needed to Save Indy TV, Avoid Bankruptcy
If people won’t let the private sector make adjustments to the local TV station business, it’s a guarantee that a bankruptcy judge will in due course. New @wrtv owner DuJuan McCoy deserves time to make the necessary adjustments. Investigative reporter...
New WRTV-ABC Owner Faces Calls for Apology
Great, so where does @wrtv-ABC's new owner DuJuan McCoy go for an apology, @jstewartIndy, @AGomezFCC?
Regulators and Deals Reshape Media, Tech Landscape This Week
■ Veteran Journalist Harry Jessell: @NXSTMediaGroup Merger Good for Broadcasting ■ @BrendanCarrFCC Hammers Voxbeam with $4.5 Million Robocall Fine/NAL ■ @TMobile to Eat @Netflix’s 12.5% Rate Hike on Standard+Ads Plan ■ Massachusetts to Spend $28.5 million to Hand out Free Laptops,...
CEO Seeks FCC Meeting After $83M Acquisition, Announces Lay
D.C. Memo: Circle City's McCoy Requests @AGomezFCC Meeting to Discuss @wrtv Growth Plan; McCoy, president and CEO of Circle City Broadcasting, initiated a round of layoffs after paying $83 million to acquire ABC affiliate WRTV in Indianapolis with an...
DC Lawyers Claim FCC Can Still Change 39% Cap
There are lawyers in DC making $1600 an hour who argue before the @FCC and the DC Circuit that this language was structured in a way to preserve the FCC’s ability to alter the 39% cap. The current FCC Chairman...
Debate Over 39% Cap: Statute or FCC Rule?
But that's a highly controversial issue -- with some insisting the 39% cap is statutory and only Congress can change it. Meanwhile, @NXSTMediaGroup and many more say the 39% cap is an @FCC rule that the agency is free to...
Media, Telecom, and Amazon Deals Dominate Latest Industry Headlines
■ As @circlecitybcast Begins Layoffs at Newly Acquired ABC Station in Indianapolis, @FCC Democrat @AGomezFCC Posts Gloating, Told-You-So Reaction ■ @WeAreSinclair Executives Urge FCC to Dig Deeper into TV Sports Issues ■ @NTCAconnect CEO Romano Says Some Telecom Act Reforms “Don’t...
Only 1,253 of 1.2 Million Eligible Enrolled, Study Finds
D.C. Memo: Benton Researcher Says ‘No Meaningful Opportunity’ to Know if N.Y.’s Affordable Broadband Law Is Working; Benton's Caroline Stratton found 1,253 New York households enrolled in ABA plans in 2025 based on a partial data set. About...
Starlink's $35 Fee Challenges Broadband Affordability Goals
Question for @elonmusk: How do you expect state broadband affordability laws and the federal $42.45 billion BEAD program to succeed if you keep charging $35 for a monthly a @Starlink plan? https://t.co/NqXTOLBbYQ
IndyStar's Relocation Sparks Job Losses, Media Decline
Did @IndyStar weep when the Indianapolis News folded in 1999? How many Indianapolis jobs were lost after the Indy Star began printing the paper in Peoria, Illinois in 2024 after 120 years of local production? The @PittsburghPG is folding in...
T‑Mobile Absorbs Netflix Price Hike for Customers
Thank you, @TMobile .. The Un-carrier does a solid for consumers by eating @Netflix new price hike $TMUS https://t.co/xZ2y5ROZRl
FCC's Political Agenda Threatens TV Spectrum, Urges Market Overhaul
No one likes TV station layoffs except @AGomezFCC in order to score partisan political points. If the @FCC, Congress, and the Courts do not allow the private sector to rationalize a decaying local TV industry, however painful, the U.S. will...
Tech Giants, Not Government, Are Killing Local TV
You can thank: Unregulated Google, Amazon, Apple, TikTok, YouTube, YouTube TV for siphoning viewers and ad revenue from regulated local TV stations. Blaming the federal government for layoffs at WRTV is like blaming the federal government for layoffs at RIM’s...
FCC Competition Cuts Prices with AT&T 1Gb Converged Plans
Conclusion: @FCC competition policy is driving communications service prices down -- make that way down -- as shown by @ATT new converged mobile-1 Gig home Internet plans. These OneConnect offers are flexible, save a ton of money each month, and...
Attorney General Warns Merger Harms; Data Shows Fees Already Rising
Colorado Attorney General @pweiser said: “This merger would put @NXSTMediaGroup in a position to raise the fees paid by cable and satellite companies and fire many trusted local reporters as part of consolidating the two local news operations. Because of...
Regulators and Lawmakers Scrutinize Media‑tech Mergers and Partnerships
Policyband Headlines ■ @tedcruz, Cantwell Share ‘Process’ Concerns about @FCC Approval of Nexstar-TEGNA Merger ■ @NXSTMediaGroup Says Judge Created a ‘Governance Vacuum’ with TEGNA TRO ■ KeyBanc Analyst Nispel: New @ATT OneConnect Plan Aimed at Cable’s Mobile Strength ■ @AmazonLeo, @Delta Airlines Announce Wi-Fi...
Trump Administration Plans Public Notice for U.S. Drone Dominance
D.C. Memo: @BrendanCarrFCC Expected to Release Public Notice on Achieving U.S. Drone Dominance: “@POTUS Trump has been clear that the Administration will act to secure our airspace and unleash American drone dominance,” Carr said. https://t.co/Ep5RQw5h6z https://t.co/4obcEG0BWt
Cruz, Ruddy, Gomez Slam $6.7B Nexstar‑Tegna Merger
And @tedcruz & @ChrisRuddyNMX & @AGomezFCC have a problem with the @NXSTMediaGroup - @TEGNA merger at $6.7 billion. #pathetic
America Needs a Public TV Service to Preserve Local News
Here are My Thoughts: "Neither a federal judge like Nunley nor someone like Democratic @FCC Commissioner @AGomezFCC has the slightest idea how to rationalize a local TV station industry beset by unprecedented challenges identified by reality-based thinkers like FCC Chairman @BrendanCarrFCC....
Live Sports Remain TV Lifeline Amid Regulatory and ISP Turmoil
■ Fox: Live Sports as Important as Spectrum to TV Stations ■ @nabtweets Calls for Review of Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 ■ Analysts: Restaurants, Taverns Upset about Access to Live TV Sports ■ @CTARachelNemeth Claims Regulating Streaming ‘a Solution in Search of...
Red State AGs Seek Authority to Shoot Down Prison Drones
D.C. Memo: Do Red State AGs Want Power to Shoot Down Drones Dropping Mobile Phones into Prisons? Led by Georgia AG Chris Carr @Georgia_AG, the officials want 'the ability to use multiple means necessary to disable or intercept drones before they...
Judge's TRO Crushes NXSTMediaGroup Amid Newsom Politics
Policyband Analysis: Obama Judge’s TRO Filled with TDS (@TEGNA Derangement Syndrome) -- It was a shock to see another superstar company like @NXSTMediaGroup effectively ground to dust by a dystopian West Coast political class led by America Last Gov....
Democrats Urged Pai to Probe Sinclair, Then Denied It
Actually, Senate Democrats in 2018 wanted @AjitPai to investigate @WeAreSinclair for news distortion. When @BrendanCarrFCC called them on it at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing last December, people like @SenMarkey, who signed the letter to Pai, pretended that it did...
FCC Delays Fox 29 License Challenge, Dismisses After Election
Unfortunately, this is about 10% of the story. First, it wasn’t a Fox affiliate. It was @FOX29philly owned and operated by Fox Corp., meaning the Murdochs. And it wasn’t a complaint. It was a petition to deny Fox 29’s TV...
PBS/NPR Bias Would Fade with Conservative Newsroom Influx
So @PBS and @NPR are your definition of “independent media?” Media bias is profoundly cultural and much of it would vanish if hundreds of alums of places like @Hillsdale College peopled U.S. newsrooms. @nickshirleyy is also showing what can be...
Judge Nunley Takes Over AGs' Merger Block Lawsuit
FWIW: The state AGs' lawsuit attempting to block the @NXSTMediaGroup-@TEGNA merger is under the care of Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, whose office is located in the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento. https://t.co/oNkplxefAw
Questioning Whether Full Vote Would Change Legal Opposition
What would slow-track approval look like? Are you suggesting that a full commission vote would’ve altered your legal opposition to the transaction? Doesn’t seem like that’s the place you would’ve landed.
Regulators Face Growing Political Pushback Across Media Issues
■ Didn’t @JRosenworcelFCC and @AGomezFCC MAD’s @FOX29philly Problems? ■ X Post of the Day: @BrendanCarrFCC Slams @CAgovernor Newsom for ‘Doing the Bidding of His Liberal Hollywood Donors’ ■ Michael O’Rielly @mporeilly to Congress: Don’t Trust Regulators to Implement Laws Honestly ■ Who’s Being...
Supreme Court 9-0 Crushes Paul Clement’s Sony Case
D.C. Memo: Cox Wins Supreme Court Copyright Fight over Sony in a Crushing 9-0 Wipeout for Famed Conservative Litigator Paul Clement -- Clement has been hired by six cable broadband associations to fight @FCC approval of the @NXSTMediaGroup - @TEGNA...
Florida AG Threatens NFL over Illegal Rooney Rule
'Raising concerns' is putting it mildly. @AGJamesUthmeier said @NFL Rooney Rule "brazenly violates Florida law" and told the @nflcommish Goodell he faces enforcement action if he does not drop the hiring rule by May 1, 2026.
FCC Merger Condemned as Putin‑style Atrocity
Nearly 1.2 million Russian troops and close to 600,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded or gone missing because of Vladimir Putin’s war of conquest. And @CAgovernor thinks @BrendanCarrFCC is just as depraved because the @FCC approved @NXSTMediaGroup/@TEGNA merger....
Record Gas Prices Under Biden: How High Did They Reach?
Asking for a friend ... how high did gas prices climb under Joe Biden? https://t.co/sCX5DwSKWz
FCC Tackles Media M
■ @NXSTMediaGroup to @FCC: There is No @TEGNA Merger ‘Emergency’ ■ @FCC Space Bureau Chief Jay Schwarz: U.S. on the Cusp of ‘Scale in Space’ ■ FCC Approves $171 Million Gray Media Purchase of Allen Media Group TV Stations ■ Analyst:...
FCC Lawmaker Retracts Claim of NXST's Massive Cash Flow
It was pointed out in this space that @AGomezFCC was dreaming if she thought @NXSTMediaGroup had "hundreds of billions in free cash flow." The @FCC Democrat has since updated her statement ... (Ready for the @FOX29philly revisions when you are,...
TEGNA Delisted: No Stock, No Market Insight
TEGNA no longer exists as a stock trading on Wall Street … how do you expect to unscramble the egg? https://t.co/8ZraFbK3Sd
Media and Telecom Policy Roundup Highlights Major Moves
Policyband Headlines: ■ Circle City CEO Interested in Buying @NXSTMediaGroup 's NBC Station in Indy ■ Nexstar Ended DEI Programs Ahead of @TEGNA Approval ■ Alaska’s BEAD Plan Has Some Eye-Popping Per-Location Costs: $50,000? ■ @POTUS Trump EO Asks Carr, @howardlutnick to Protect Army-Navy...
DIRECTV Joins Fight to Undo Nexstar‑Tegna Merger
🚨News Flash: @DIRECTV intervenes in the D.C. Circuit case in agreement with @NEWSMAX and several cable broadband associations seeking to reverse @FCC approval of the @NXSTMediaGroup-@TEGNA merger, which closed March 19. Can they really unscramble the egg? https://t.co/5CxQWIVDs9
Broadcasters and Newsmax Seek Court Block on Nexstar‑Tegna Deal
Several state broadband associations -- plus @NEWSMAX -- today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block @NXSTMediaGroup-@TEGNA merger, which closed on March 19, 2026, the same day the $6.2 billion deal was approved by the...
