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AT&T to Acquire Spectrum Licenses from EchoStar for $23 Billion
The deal will provide EchoStar with cash to pay down its massive debts and strengthen AT&T position in the 5G and home internet marketplaces in ways that could hurt the cable sector
YouTube TV to Drop Fox Channels If Agreement Is Not Reached
Business Both companies have a deadline of 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday
NBCUniversal Blasts Idea of Two-Tiered Station Ownership Rules
FCC filing said that there should not be two separate ownership caps for network O&Os and other TV station groups
LPTV Broadcasters: Costs of ATSC 3.0 Transition Could Force `Many’ Stations Out of Business
In an FCC filing opposing the NAB’s plans to sunset ATSC broadcasts, the LPTVBA said broadcasters should not be forced to convert to ATSC 3.0
Broad Coalition of Broadcasters Urge FCC to Eliminate National TV Ownership Cap
The joint filing by the NAB and other broadcasters “reflects an extraordinary level of consensus across America’s broadcasters,” that the rules must change, NAB’s LeGeyt said
Newsmax CEO Blasts Efforts to End Ownership Caps
Ruddy, a longtime friend of President Trump, told the FCC that it must maintain `the 39% limit' and eliminate `the outdated' UHF discount
Sinclair CEO Ripley Meets with FCC Chair Carr in Push for Ownership Deregulation and NextGen TV Transition
The agency needs to move `expeditiously’ to approve the NAB’s proposed ATSC sunset Sinclair’s McFadden wrote in a letter describing the meeting
FCC Deletes More Rules
The Media Bureau has repealed 43 regulations relating to cable and satellite service providers it has deemed “obsolete” and "unnecessary"
