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Astound to Compete with Comcast in Scranton, Pa., Mayor Says

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home to 75,000 residents, may soon have a competitor to Comcast in the cable TV market, Mayor Paige G. The proposed agreement with Astound Broadband would give the company three years to build the local cable network at no cost to the city. Astound would be the first cable competitor to Comcast in Scranton.

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Charter to Acquire Cox in $34.5 Billion Deal Creating Largest US Broadband Provider

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This merger will create the largest cable and broadband provider in the United States, surpassing Comcast in subscriber numbers. Winfrey highlighted the combined entity’s potential: “Cox and Charter have been innovators in connectivity and entertainment services. This transaction includes a combination of $21.9

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Charter Loses 60,000 Internet Subs in Q1

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The service provides 2 Gbps download / 1 Gbps upload internet speeds – delivered over cable coaxial lines upgraded with DOCSIS 4.0 Charter also added 89,000 subsidized rural broadband passings in Q1, bringing on 39,000 new rural customers and setting the stage for what the company called its largest rural construction year yet.

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Tom Stroup: Under New BEAD Reforms, Satellite Connectivity Deserves Equal Consideration

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Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a Policy Notice instituting critical reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Satellite broadband offers compelling advantages that complement, rather than compete with, fiber’s strengths.

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Airtel Is Quietly Building the Future of Home Entertainment Starting with IPTV

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million are on wired broadband a number that has decreased slightly from last quarter. The message is clear: traditional cable and DTH are plateauing, and consumers are shifting to unified, app-based, high-speed experiences. Airtel’s IPTV offers a way forward: higher broadband ARPU with media revenue baked in. Cable TV Is Dying.

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Small Texas City Losing Cable TV, Keeping Internet after Network Sale

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2024 – A small Texas city is finding out what it's like when the cable TV company cuts the cord. 6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. Alpine, Texas (pop. the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co.,

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Panelists Disagree Over Taxes and Fees for Broadband and Streaming Services

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18, 2024 — As traditional cable TV subscriptions decline, a debate over the appropriate compensation from communication services using public rights of way took center stage during a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event Wednesday. WASHINGTON, Oct. “The law is clear,” said Amunson.