Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 25, 2025

The House Legacy Finance Committee reviewed a proposal geared toward supporting local public, educational, and governmental television channels, while the Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee examined legislation that would give local governments the authority to franchise internet providers.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 – With millions of Americans at risk of losing access to affordable phone and internet service, a coalition of major telecom industry groups has launched a new effort to pressure Congress to act on the Universal Service Fund before it collapses. million students.    Additionally, 7.6

Telecoms

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 15, 2025

NCTA – The Internet & Television Association called it a “critical step” to deter vandalism that has increasingly targeted communication networks, threatening emergency services and national security. Veasey said the legislation responds to a surge in broadband cable theft that disrupts essential services.

Broadband

Telecom Talk

JUNE 16, 2025

Bharti Airtel officially launched its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) service in the last week of March 2025 across 2,000 cities in India. At the time of launch, Airtel stated that the service would soon be available in Delhi and other regions in the coming weeks.

Television

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2025 – Inconsistent phone unlocking requirements are disproportionately impacting minority groups, according to the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council and other diversity groups. Not all organizations have supported Verizon’s petition.   

Television

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

The core of Hudson’s “SPEED for BEAD” bill isn’t about changing the technologies being deployed for the program, argued Fiber Broadband Association CEO Gary Bolton , but about addressing regulatory restrictions, including a letter of credit requirement as well as other rules.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 14, 2025

  The NCTA – The Internet & Television Association has asked the FCC to preserve a rule that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr had targeted for deletion. But that's going to need the help of the Federal Communications Commission. 

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 30, 2025

A wide range of tech companies, internet providers, and public safety advocates, urged the FCC to reject NextNav’s bid to rework the 900 MegaHertz ( MHz) band as a GPS backup system. BPS would use existing Next Gen TV infrastructure to embed precise timing data in over-the-air television signals.

Signal

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 6, 2025

” SES and Intelsat have argued that merging would allow them to compete with services such as internet-based streaming. Even if the EU rules in favor of the SES transaction, the satellite internet provider will still need approval from the FCC. The acquisition of Intelsat by SES has raised alarms across the broadcast industry.

Television

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 12, 2025

” NCTA – The Internet & Television Association President and CEO, Michael Powell, pointed out a future complication: “A customer may face unintended consequences if they want to cancel only one service in the package.

Television

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 6, 2025

The Ely Echo reports on the City Councils support of ( SF 2045 and HF 1740 ) As consumers choose new ways to access television programming, entities including Ely TV are feeling the consequences. Currently, those fees are only collected for cable television service. Grant Hauschild (D) and State Rep. Roger Skraba (R).

Television

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 11, 2025

NCTA - The Internet and Television Association, headquartered here, cited an April 9 update that tracked 5,770 reported incidents of vandalism and theft between June and December in 2024. WASHINGTON, April 11, 2025 – A new study shows that telecommunications networks are still vulnerable to theft and vandalism.

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2025 – The Internet & Television Association was squaring off against Verizon. The television lobbying group has often been at odds with some of the groups it now finds itself in agreement with. 

Television

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 3, 2025

From June to December of 2024, 5,770 incidents of theft/vandalism of network infrastructure were reported across the country, according to one study by NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. The internet provider has set up a tip line at 833-404-8477. The FBI remains in contact with local law enforcement.

Television

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 20, 2025

NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, echoed those concerns, writing in a release that the study “completely ignores the costs incurred in clearing spectrum for licensed use, both in terms of time and money.

Television

VoIP MS

JUNE 12, 2025

In today’s digital age, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone is a smart choice for Canadians seeking flexibility, affordability, and advanced communication features. VoIP isn’t just a way to make calls over the internet. Curious how VoIP can benefit you? What Is VoIP Phone Canada?

Phone

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 3, 2025

The Cooperative provides GigaZone Internet with speeds up to 10 Gig, digital and high-definition television services, digital voice services, and Residential and Business IT services. Louis Counties. It is also northern Minnesotas certified Apple Service Center.

High Definition Television

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 22, 2025

The FCC noted that CTIA and NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, which represent the 5G and cable industries respectively, have already argued the agency’s current enforcement procedures are unconstitutional. Jarkesy , where justices held that the SEC could not levy civil penalties without a jury trial.

Television

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 17, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2025 (AP) — Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 The ruling issued Thursday by U.S.

Network

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 28, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2025 – A directive from President Donald Trump last week may pose a direct threat to the legal foundation of rules designed to prevent discriminatory practices by internet service providers adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 2023. 

Television

VoIP MS

JUNE 24, 2025

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, for instance, advises users to register their residential, wireless, fax, or VoIP number on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL). Spam calls often target VoIP numbers because they are easier and cheaper to reach over the internet. Reach out to us at support@voip.ms

Voicemail

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

They include a little background (of a story I have also been following) This decision comes after Charter, which does business in the city under the name Spectrum and is the city’s largest provider of internet and cable television services, on Feb.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 – The cable industry can’t afford higher regulatory fees, according to the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV – which are cable TV clones on the Internet – do not pay FCC regulatory fees despite serving millions of customers.

Cable

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

They started with HF951 (Davids) – Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified, which was laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus. HF951 (Davids) – Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified.

Telephone

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 9, 2025

”  The mandate sparked backlash from the cable industry, including NCTA – The Internet & Television Association – the trade association which represents Charter, Comcast, Cox, Disney, and Warner Bros. “The FTC's rule will end these tricks and traps, saving Americans time and money.

Provisioning

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 12, 2025

The pair argued that the Universal Service Fund – a multibillion-dollar program that helps subsidize phone and internet access in rural areas, schools, and low-income households – was an “amalgam of obsolete and overlapping initiatives.” They questioned the Bureau’s political neutrality.

Media

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 6, 2025

“A spectrum proposal claiming to protect some government spectrum bands by helping Big Mobile kill off wireless competition is a bad deal for American consumers,” NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, which represents cable companies like Charter and Comcast, said in a statement.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 16, 2025

  Today, cable broadband networks that provide Internet access to more Americans than anyone else have a new problem when service goes down. WASHINGTON, July 16, 2025 – It used to be that if the cable TV screen went dark, it was the fault of a couple of neighborhood squirrels sharpening their teeth on the copper-clad wiring. 

Network

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 20, 2025

” NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, which represents the cable industry, published a blog post on June 10 urging lawmakers to ensure 6 GHz and CBRS were off limits. “Without CBRS, many of your constituents would lose access to the internet and the benefits that come with it.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 16, 2025

Cox offers a range of services including digital video, high-speed Internet, telephone, and home security and automation. The deal would unite two of the largest ISPs in the U.S.

Cable

Telecom Talk

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has teamed up with IPTV service provider Skypro to offer television and internet services to its FTTH subscribers across India.

Television

Telecom Talk

APRIL 29, 2025

Remote areas of Greenland have lost access to key satellite-based services, including internet, telephone, television, and radio, following a disruption

Television

Total Telecom

AUGUST 23, 2024

The partnership aims to improve the delivery of live television over the internet, by offering benefits such as cost reduction, enhanced content quality, scalability, and more sustainable streaming. In this way, MAUD improves the efficiency of live streaming over the internet, giving a more reliable user experience.

Network

Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Join Broadband Breakfast as Broadband Breakfast Live Online comes before C-SPAN's national television audience. "Next As CEO and Publisher, Clark presides over the leading media community advocating for higher-capacity internet everywhere through topical, timely and intelligent coverage.

Television

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Canadian regulator CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) has decided to extend the fiber networks of large ISPs (Internet

Television

Total Telecom

AUGUST 21, 2024

15, 2024 — German broadcaster RTL Deutschland has added eight new free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels to its video streaming service, expanding the number of viewing options for customers of its streaming service RTL+. SAN JOSE, Calif. and COLOGNE, Germany — Aug. Currently, the focus is on digital transformation incl.

Media

Real Wireless

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition to the Net Zero Impact Analysis Real Wireless conducted an in-depth technology analysis as part of this effort, evaluating how spectrum use could impact the quality and coverage of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) services and identifying technological barriers and enablers to IPTV adoption.

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