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Jeff Baumgartner

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Senior Editor at Light Reading - @Light_Reading

Like American Tower, @CrownCastle is also suing Dish Wireless, arguing that its tower and fiber pacts 'remain in full force and effect' even after @EchoStar struck multi-billion-dollar deals to sell spectrum to AT&T and SpaceX. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/5g/it-s-crown-…


A group that includes Public Knowledge has urged the FCC to deny the proposed Charter-Cox combo. But if the deal is approved, they want the FCC to impose permanent bans on data caps and paid peering arrangements - @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


. @AlticeUSA 's residential broadband losses rose to 56,200 amid of intensifying competition in the late part of Q3. It will soon change its corp. name to Optimum Communications & its NYSE ticker to 'OPTU' - @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


A newcomer called Castanet 5G wants to build a national 5G Broadcast network in partnership with hundreds of low-power TV stations. The idea is to coexist with – rather than compete with – the ATSC 3.0 standard | @Light_Reading lightreading.com/5g/castanet-ta…


Huh. Charter loses more broadband subs (-109K) than video subs (-70K) in Q3 - @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


Charter capex was up $500M in Q3 vs. prior year period, but total capex for 2025 will be ~$11.5 billion, lower than original outlook of $12B


Charter CFO Jessica Fisher said the operator make BEAD bids in 20 states and was awarded with 84K passings. Charter will spend ~$230M of own capital to build those out in coming years


. @comcast 's broadband sub losses showed signs of stabilization in Q3 as it added a record 414,000 mobile lines. However, Comcast's new pricing and packaging structure and offers of free mobile lines are applying pressure on ARPU. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


. @ATT added a better-than-expected 270,000 Internet Air customers while also tacking on 288,000 fiber subs in Q3. AT&T's consumer broadband net adds in Q3 were the best in eight years, said CEO John Stankey. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/broadband/fwa-…


Amphenol's $10.5 billion acquisition of CommScope's Connectivity and Cable Solutions unit includes the right for Amphenol to use the CommScope name. What remains of CommScope will take on a new name and stock ticker - @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


. @comcast 's Elad Nafshi offers some new stats on the operator's 'Project Genesis' network upgrade initiative and dropped some updates on Comcast's AI Edge offering and quantum computing trials #techexpo25 lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


.@CableLabs pursues 25-Gig and 50-Gig over HFC that extends spectrum to 3GHz or 6GHz. For the moment, 3GHz expansion is being referred to as DOCSIS 4.0 'optional annex' #techexpo25 @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead - AT&T's Susan Johnson provides an update on @ATT 's plan to retire the bulk of its copper network by the end of '29 - @Light_Reading lightreading.com/broadband/at-t…


Mediacom is connecting w/ATX, Harmonic & Hitron on its 1st DOCSIS 4.0 deployment, Moline, IL. Illinois. D4.0 tech 'is definitely ready. It's working. We have live customers,' says Mediacom CTO JR Walden - @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


Tech and policy set to collide at SCTE #TechExpo25 - @scte 's Maria Popo and Janelle Morse join the podcast to talk themes and topics that will dominate next week's show in DC. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


Craig Leddy, a long-time industry journalist and Light Reading/Heavy Reading contributor, joins the @Light_Reading Podcast to discuss his new book: 'Fast Forward: The Birth of Video Streaming, Media's Wild Child' lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


Layoffs likely as Comcast eliminates divisions & centralizes more operations. Amy Lynch, prez of Comcast's Northeast division, will become president, regional operations. @Light_Reading lightreading.com/cable-technolo…


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