Reporter: cable ISP & satcom regulation, FCC for @Comm_Daily. You hear something stupid and you realize it’s coming from your mouth. mdaneman@warren-news.com
The Chinese AI firms being sued by major movie studios for copyright infringement: you used our AI platform to create copyright-infringing content cited in your lawsuit, that violated the TOS. @Comm_Daily
On this date in 1974, the infamous 10-cent beer night at Cleveland Stadium. Players had to protect themselves with bats from the drunken mob. The game ultimately was a forfeit to the Rangers.
Subsea fiber optic cable industry like #NASCA has pushed back on @FCC proposal to start licensing sub line terminal equipment. Apparently, it didn't sway the agency, as commishes'll vote in June on doing that. @Comm_Daily
. @DOJ to @FCC: #Lifeline benefits are subject to Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act and recipients need to provide more than SSN to be eligible. Also aimed at preventing immigrants from enrolling in USF program. @Comm_Daily
. #SCOTUS reversed the 4th Circuit on whether @CoxComm was liable for piracy by internet subscribers, and now the 4th has reversed the US District Court and sent it back to that lower court to finish off the case. @Comm_Daily
. @saschameinrath at #FiberConnect2026: Big biz making big $$ on data extraction, but not incentivized properly to protect people's data. Will stay that way until far bigger fines for hacks and poor data architecture. @Comm_Daily
. @DCC_org's Dan Diorio at #FIberConnect2026: Notable part of anti-data-center sentiment driven by new entrants in industry with no expertise pitching wildly unrealistic projects they dont intend to follow thru on. We use less than 0.5% of water in Tx. @Comm_Daily
. CEO of Canada's #PomeGran at #FiberConnect2026: Many poles we want to attach to never been replaced. Pole owners say 'dont touch it, it will fall apart.' @Comm_Daily@LibertyPR exec says it's gotta put power backups in network, due to shaky state of island's power grid.
. @fiberbroadband chief Gary Bolton at #Fiberconnect2026: Past 5 yrs, 45.9M homes passed by fiber, with 60M others to be passed in next 5.
11.8M homes passed alone in 2025, up from record 10.3M in 2024, and 2026 will hit new record again. @Comm_Daily
Space startup launched by co-founder of Robinhood is joining the ranks of companies seeking to put massive data center satellite constellations into orbit. @Comm_Daily#datacenters
. @Echostar to @FCC: making us put some spectrum sale money in escrow to pay off wireless network suppliers could jeopardize those spectrum sales. Also says it's settled with many of those suppliers @Comm_Daily
. @dishwireless to pay $17M fine to settle fraud allegations it signed up ineligible people for the FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefits Program and Affordable Connectivity Program, DOJ says. @Comm_Dailyjustice.gov/opa/pr/dish-wire…