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Supreme Court Ruling May Open Door to Dual Taxation on OTT Platforms, Gaming Apps: Report

Telecom Talk

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling permitting dual taxation on television broadcasters could have far-reaching implications for over-the-top (OTT) platforms, subscription-based

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DTH and TV Market in Numbers: 333 Pay Channels, 918 Satellite TV Channels in India

Telecom Talk

India’s television broadcasting ecosystem remains one of the most expansive and resilient in the world.

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Connected America 2025: Is there a US–China 5G rollout race?

Total Telecom

Interview At Connected America this year, we caught up with Brooke Donilon, Vice President of Government relations at the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association to discuss unlicensed spectrum and how it can benefit consumers and businesses, spectrum policy in the US, competition with China and much more.

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Big Tech-backed Group Supports Musk at FCC

Broadband Breakfast

In a Monday filing with the Federal Communications Commission, the group argued that Equivalent Power Flux-Density regulations governing LEOs should be updated to reflect the current technological landscape. ” There's a whole community behind your FREE membership. There's a whole community behind your FREE membership.

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Copper Theft and Vandalism Threatening Critical Infrastructure, Say Industry Leaders

Broadband Breakfast

there were nearly 4,000 acts of vandalism," said Alex Minard , vice president and lead legislative counsel at NCTA, the Internet and Television Association. "That . "Over a three-month period where we focused on our survey. "That translates into more than 1,300 a month, more than 40 instances every day."

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Broadband Industry Coalesces in Support of ‘SPEED for BEAD’

Broadband Breakfast

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. ”

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FCC Flooded With Opposition to NextNav’s GPS Backup Proposal

Broadband Breakfast

25-110) to explore complementary PNT technologies to GPS, after NextNav petitioned the FCC in April 2024. NTIA specifically highlighted: space-based PNT technologies and solutions utilizing low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems; Broadcast Positioning Systems (BPS), which delivers precise timing information within the ATSC 3.0