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USCellular
T-Mobile Tells FCC That $4.4 Billion UScellular Deal Will Deliver FWA to Underserved Rural Areas

By Jack Reid Published

Cellular carrier trying to get government approval of its transaction, which was announced in May

Business
All-in pricing
DirecTV Warns FCC: Without Early Termination Fees, Our Equipment and Installation Costs Are Going To Be Paid For by Our Customers Up Front

By Daniel Frankel Published

Satellite TV company is still pushing back on the FCC’s ‘all-in pricing’ order

Business
Local newspaper
Stopping Newspapers From Going the Way of the Dinosaurs (B+C Guest Blog)

By Armstrong Williams Published

Allowing broadcast cross-ownership could give flagging news orgs a boost

BC Guest Blog
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court Ruling Deals Blow to FCC’s Regulatory Authority

By John Eggerton Published

Strikes down precedent establishing court deference to regulators’ subject-matter expertise

Policy
WADL Detroit offices
Owner of WADL Detroit Urges Mission To Close Station Purchase

By Jon Lafayette Published

‘After June 30, 2024, I will be exploring all of my options,’ says CEO Kevin Adell

Currency
ACP
American Connectivity Program Enters Partial Funded Death Spiral With Republican House Speaker Seemingly Indifferent Towards Its Rescue

By Jack Reid Published

Besides enabling 23 million disadvantaged American homes to afford internet, the ACP has been a boon to telecom operators including Charter Communications

Policy
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel and commissioner Brendan Carr
FCC Votes To Restore Net Neutrality Regulations

By Kent Gibbons Published

Move by Democrats in majority sets up renewed battle on Title II regime

Policy
WADL
‘Problematic’ FCC Conditions on Station Sale Could Create Detroit Drama

By Jon Lafayette Published

WADL station owner expects transaction to proceed and give the CW an affiliate in the market, while commissioner Brendan Carr says application was ‘denied’ by Media Bureau

Currency
WPIX news studio
Nexstar Urges FCC To Reverse Its Ruling Ordering Sale of WPIX

By Jon Lafayette Published

New York station’s owner calls notice of apparent liability ‘unsustainable and contrary to law’

Currency
FCC seal on smartphone
FCC Will Stay ‘Lost at Sea’ Until Antiquated Broadcast-Ownership Rules Are Eliminated (B+C Guest Blog)

By Armstrong Williams Published

Depression-era regulations won’t protect local journalism in the digital age

Policy
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