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NCTA: Nexstar-Tribune Needs Conditions to Pass Muster (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 13:44National Association of Broadcasters, WiFi Alliance Battle on Over 6 MHz (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 12:34TV Defends Ratings; Critics Say System Needs Overhaul (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 13:08FCC Chairman Pai reflects on an impactful — and contentious — two years at the helm
A Q&A with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.
T-Mobile's Legere: No Huawei Tech Going in 5G Net, Period
T-Mobile CEO John Legere told the House Judiciary Committee that his network does not now include technology from Chinese Telecom Huawei, that a new T-Mobile-Sprint 5G network would not contain such tech, and that he would even help others try to clear their networks of the technology. That was just one of many pledges he was making to help sell lawmakers on his plan to buy Sprint.
Internet Overbuilding Gets Rural Accent at Senate Hearing
The issue of overbuilding got a lot of attention in a Senate Communications Subcommittee hearing on "The Impact[s] of Broadband Investments in Rural America." Overbuilding existing commercial service with government money has long been one of Internet service providers biggest issues with how government broadband subisidies are administered. Subcommittee Chairman John thune (R-SD) said with both the US Dept of Agricutlure and Federal Communications Commission providing broadband funding, he could see how the money could be "inadvertently used" to overbuild. He asked whether Congress should
Tribune Media Shareholders Approve Nexstar Deal (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 16:16For AT&T and DirecTV Now, the Jig Is Up; Will Other vMVPDs Soon Cave, Too?
“This is for the first time 100-plus premium channels—not the junk nobody wants—purely over the top, a mobile-centric platform, for $35 a month.” And soon, it might be the last time. This was AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson describing the promise of DirecTV Now just 27 months ago, as the company launched what would become one of the video business’ fastest growing subscription over-the-top products.