The latest by:
Amy Maclean
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02/24/2026
DirecTV: Media Consolidation Hurts—Not Helps—Local News
Advocates of relaxing media ownership rules frequently argue that doing so would strengthen local journalism, but DirecTV claims the opposite is true and it has the receipts.
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02/20/2026
America 250: FCC Asks Broadcasters to Take Patriotic Programming Pledge
FCC Chair Brendan Carr unveiled the “Pledge America” campaign, which urges broadcasters to voluntarily commit to airing “patriotic, pro-America programming” in support of the country’s 250th birthday—even though many already are.
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02/13/2026
NCTA Chief Gardner’s Not-So-Subtle Plea
With a few months under his belt as NCTA President/CEO, we’re getting a bit of a feel for Cory Gardner’s leadership style.
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02/05/2026
BEAD Update: Where Non-Deployment Dollars Should Go & the Starlink Question
With the Trump administration’s restructuring of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and “Benefit of the Bargain” reforms, the initiative is expected to have about $21 billion in leftover funds. How will that money be spent?
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02/04/2026
Incompas Summit Shares Permitting Bright Spots
Talk to any broadband provider about the biggest pain points in deployment and they’ll inevitably mention permitting.