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Rural Cooperatives Frustrated With NTIA BEAD Changes

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By Karl Bode Verified
| Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Rural cooperatives have been the backbone of modern efforts to bring affordable next-generation fiber to long-neglected rural U.S. communities. So it’s important to listen to them when they warn that Trump administration Natinoal Telecommunications and Information Administration changes to telecommunications subsidy programs are going to have a profoundly negative impact on efforts to expand fast, affordable Internet access.
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Comcast/NBC To Split Back Into Smaller, Shittier Companies

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By Karl Bode Verified
| Techdirt Verified
For a while there, you might remember how giant telecom monopolies, running out of new subscribers, all decided to get into the media business. But because terrible telecom monopoly executives can’t innovate and generally don’t know how competition works, it never really goes that well. The various Yahoo/Tumblr/Verizon/AOL exploits were a legendary mess, only outshined by AT&T’s disastrous mergers with DirecTV and Warner Brothers.
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ABC’s The View Wimps Out, Shies Away From Politics After Trump Threats

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By Karl Bode Verified
| Techdirt Verified
Back in February, Trump FCC Boss Brendan Carr launched a fake “investigation” of ABC because the network’s comedians and daytime talk show hosts hadn’t adequately kissed Republican ass.
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