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Canada’s CRTC Opens Fibre Networks of Large ISPs to Smaller Competitors

Telecom Talk

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

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RTL Deutschland Expands FAST Channel Offering with Harmonic and netorium

Total Telecom

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.

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NAB CEO: Broadcasters Burdened by Outdated Regulations

Broadband Breakfast

19, 2025 – Local radio and television stations face a tough challenge against major tech giants like Netflix, TikTok, and YouTube, which are replacing traditional news sources at an alarming rate. WASHINGTON, Feb. He also said TV station owners must be able to own more than one top-rated broadcast station in a local market.

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Broadcasters Troubled by Rosenworcel's Proposed AI Ads Disclosure Rules

Broadband Breakfast

15, 2024 - A plan by federal regulators to take the first step toward regulating AI political ads on radio and TV keeps running into opposition and concerns from various media outlets. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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NAB Concerned About SES-Intelsat Spectrum Stranglehold

Broadband Breakfast

17, 2024 - A major association of television and radio broadcasters is concerned about a proposed merger between two large satellite service providers. WASHINGTON, Oct. The National Association of Broadcasters, based in Washington D.C., stated in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday that the proposed $3.1

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Axon Waiver for Surveillance Devices Gets FCC Approval, Citing Public Safety

Broadband Breakfast

Concurrent operations in the same band can cause noise which interferes with these normal radio operations,” WISPA’s vice president of spectrum and industry, Richard Bernhardt , told Broadband Breakfast.

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Tech Group Urges Rosenworcel to Drop AI-Disclosure Regulations

Broadband Breakfast

Sarah Palin (R) in the 2008 presidential election showed that exclusively regulating AI-generated political ads on radio and TV would be arbitrary when Fey, with a little makeup, glasses and a wig, would have little problem fooling a TV audience into thinking she was Palin. 

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