November 2020

It’s the End of an Era for the Media, No Matter Who Wins the Election (New York Times)

Submitted by benton on Mon, 11/02/2020 - 06:34

Stonepeak Infrastructure to Buy Cable Provider Astound Broadband

Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners said it is buying Astound Broadband, the sixth-largest US cable-TV provider, for $3.6 billion, in one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2020. Astound, owned by private-equity firm TPG and cable-management company Patriot Media Management, is the operator of RCN Telecom Services LLC, Grande Communications, Wave Broadband, and enTouch Systems.

Op-ed: Europe should embrace digital change, not strangle it (Financial Times)

Submitted by benton on Sun, 11/01/2020 - 18:10

Final Report on Commission to Study the Environmental and Health Effects of Evolving 5G Technology (State of New Hampshire)

Submitted by benton on Sun, 11/01/2020 - 18:08

Dish Offers Its Services to Military’s Proposed 5G Network Project

The telecom industry turned out in force to oppose a recent Pentagon proposal to build a shared fifth-generation wireless network, with a familiar pot-stirrer making an exception: Dish Network. The satellite-TV company submitted a list of suggestions for the Department of Defense, which is exploring 5G technology for its own operations.

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November 2020

It’s the End of an Era for the Media, No Matter Who Wins the Election (New York Times)

Stonepeak Infrastructure to Buy Cable Provider Astound Broadband

Op-ed: Europe should embrace digital change, not strangle it (Financial Times)

Final Report on Commission to Study the Environmental and Health Effects of Evolving 5G Technology (State of New Hampshire)

Dish Offers Its Services to Military’s Proposed 5G Network Project

FCC Deactivates Disaster Reporting for Hurricane Zeta (Federal Communications Commission)

John Naughton: Facebook has good reasons for blocking research into political ad targeting (Guardian, The)

Twitter lifts freeze from New York Post account after policy reversal (Guardian, The)

Now That More Americans Can Work From Anywhere, Many Are Planning To Move Away (National Public Radio)

Advertisers Flock to Election Night, When Live TV Is the Main Event Again (New York Times)