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FCC Streamlines Broadband Label Rules, Easing Compliance Burdens for Providers

Carr Defends Satellite Licensing Order

House Science Committee lawmakers had asked to postpone the overhaul

The FCC finally cuts local TV loose

Washington has forced local television stations to compete in a 21st-century media market under rules written for the 20th century.Americans pay the price whenever outdated regulat...

At $125 a Month, Cable TV Nearly as Expensive as Typical Monthly Home Electric Bill, Report Finds

“This is one of those bills that quietly became a big one,” said doxo CEO Steve Shivers. But his firm’s cable price survey failed to note data-mobile-video bundles or the $82.99 pr...

States Tell FCC to Leave Pole Attachment Authority Intact

Utility regulators in Washington, Ohio, and Connecticut call FCC’s proposed recertification unnecessary.

Pay-TV Operators Accuse FCC of Flip-Flopping on Ways to Resolve Retransmission Consent Policy Disputes

American Television Alliance says FCC is issuing conflicting guidance on raising retransmission consent cost issues in connection with TV station mergers and TV station ownership r...

Tensions flare as $34-billion Charter-Cox cable deal nears finish line

Spectrum owner Charter Communications is nearing the finish line in its long-awaited $34.5-billion purchase of Cox Enterprises to form the nation's largest internet and cable telev...

FCC Moves to End Cap on National Broadcast Ownership

The Federal Communications Commission signaled it will vote on August 6 to repeal the longstanding cap on ownership of TV stations, replacing a limit that keeps owners from control...

With House Effort Stalled, NCTA Presses Senate on Broadband Permitting

Cable group asks Senate committee leaders to include broadband reforms in any permitting package.

CPUC Approves $34.5 Billion Charter-Cox Merger

The agency adopted settlement agreements between the companies and consumer advocates with few additional conditions

FCC's Carr Moves to Help TV Stations on Ownership. But is Washington Too Late with a Helping Hand?

FCC Chairman wants to replace the rigid 39% cap with a flexible, case-by-case approach to determine whether a TV station transaction will serve the public interest. FCC to vote on...

Subsea shift – ITU and FCC redraw rules for global cable resilience

New ITU recommendations and FCC regulations show how submarine cables are being recast as critical infrastructure. While the ITU targets deployment and repair bottlenecks, the FCC...

California regulators approve $34.5-billion Charter-Cox merger

More than 6 million customers in California will have Spectrum service.

Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it

Congress set ownership limit at 39%, but FCC claims authority to kill the rule.

Charter, Cox at Odds with Calif. Advocacy Groups on Merger Conditions

The state’s telecom regulator is set to vote on the $34.5 billion deal this week at its Aug. 13 meeting

FCC Space Modernization Series (Part 2): The New Licensing Assembly Line

On July 22, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted its Space Modernization for the 21st Century Report and Order (R&O), advancing its effort to moderni...

Broadband Providers Praise Some State Pole Attachment Models, Argue Others Fall Behind

Providers say state pole attachment regimes are not created equal as FCC weighs oversight changes.

LPTV Stations Pitch FCC on New Datacasting Plan That Preserves Free TV

Unlike HC2 Broadcasting, XGN/X1 Mobile and Tyche Media promise to transmit at least one free over‑the‑air 720p program stream. Proposal would not be open to LPTV stations with cabl...

Cable TV is dying — and can still be a very good business.

Turning cable TV businesses like MS NOW and CNBC into something else is difficult task.

Lumos Asks FCC to Preempt Two Ohio Counties’ Rights-of-Way

Fiber provider says local permitting requirements near double anticipated project costs

Brendan Carr officially unleashes broadcast consolidation

The era of set broadcast ownership limits is officially over, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to end the national ownership cap rule. The agency's...

GOP Senators Want Phone Unlocking Mandate

The cable industry and SpaceX have also pushed for the policy

FCC Download: Monthly Updates - July 2026

FCC will vote on lifting TV ownership cap next month

The agency's chairman Brendan Carr said the commision will consider TV station mergers that exceed the current ownership limits on a "case by case" basis.