Comcast: Rural Broadband Must Make Business Sense
Pat Ulrich lives in a rural Pulaski County subdivision that has been waiting more than 15 years for broadband internet, but Comcast wants nearly $50,000 to run a cable to her area. read more >
Six Arkansas Electric Co-Ops Stringing Broadband
Six electric cooperatives in Arkansas are bringing high-speed broadband internet access to thousands of their members and plan to offer it to all of their members within the next four to six years. read more >
Thoughts on Sinclair, After Working for John Robert Starr
No, local news folks shouldn’t be pledging their bosses’ allegiance to Trump in the media wars. But they are at financial gunpoint. read more >
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What the FCC Rollback of ‘Net Neutrality’ Means to You
Now that the federal government has rolled back the internet protections it put in place two years ago, the big question is: What does the repeal of "net neutrality' rules mean to you? read more >
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60 Percent of Arkansas Households Now Wireless Only
In 2015, the government estimated that 59.8 percent of Arkansas households had no landlines and relied only on wireless phones. read more >
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Aristotle Exec on Broadband Mission to Washington
Elizabeth Bowles will be on a mission April 21 when she flies to Washington, D.C., as a newly minted member of the federal Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee. She’s demanding technological equality for rural people. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Australia Couple are 1st Foreigners to Own US Radio Stations
An Australian couple has bought more than two dozen radio stations in three states, including Arkansas, marking the first time federal regulators have allowed full foreign ownership of U.S. radio stations. read more >
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Soul of the South Investors Battle Over KMYA License
The broadcast license for KMYA-TV, Channel 49, that Soul of the South Network investors are fighting over was an important piece to a funding puzzle two years ago. read more >
by George Waldon -
Investors Battle Over Valuable Soul of the South License
A schism among Soul of the South investors has erupted into a lawsuit over control of the venture’s most valuable asset: the broadcast license for KMYA-TV, Channel 49. read more >
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Comcast Increases Internet Speeds
Comcast announced Monday that it is increasing the speed of its Blast! tier by 50 percent to 75 Mbps in central Arkansas at no additional charge to customers. read more >
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AT&T Hit with $100M Fine for Slowing ‘Unlimited’ Data Plans
AT&T Mobility LLC has been hit with a $100 million fine for offering consumers "unlimited" data, but then slowing their Internet speeds after they hit a certain amount. read more >
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ISPs Eye Boosting Consumer Speeds
Sam Walls, the president of Connect Arkansas, which promotes adoption of broadband Internet around the state, says higher speeds show that Internet service providers are responding to the demands of the marketplace. read more >
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FCC Redefines Advanced Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission in January updated its definition of advanced broadband to 25 megabits per second (Mbps) for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads. That’s up from the previous standard of 4 Mbps for downloads and 1 Mbps for uploads, a standard set in 2010 and one the FCC called “dated and inadequate.” read more >
Net Neutrality (Editorial)
Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, made a strong case last week when he announced that he would ask his fellow commissioners to adopt what’s known as the “Title II” approach to Internet neutrality. read more >
FCC Chairman Proposes Regulating Internet Like Phone Service
Internet service providers, including those selling wireless connections, would be prohibited from slowing down or speeding up web traffic, under rules proposed Wednesday by a top U.S. regulator that would subject the broadband industry to unprecedented regulation. read more >
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A Look at Two Sides of the ‘Net Neutrality’ Debate
Let's say President Barack Obama gets his way and high-speed Internet service providers are governed by the same U.S. regulations imposed on telephone companies 80 years ago. read more >
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FCC Bears Down on Stations With JSAs
The Federal Communications Commission is giving TV stations two years to sort out joint sales agreements that allow companies to own two stations in small or medium markets. read more >
by Luke Jones -
Connect America Funds Disbursed to Windstream
The Federal Communications Commission recently announced it would disburse $60.7 million of the Connect America Fund to Little Rock's Windstream Holdings Inc. read more >
by Luke Jones -
Arkansans Speak Out to FCC on E-Rate
The program, created in 1997, is intended to connect public venues, particularly schools and libraries, to the Internet. It costs about $2 billion per year. The FCC’s proposal involves putting more money into faster Internet and tossing out obsolete technology. read more >
American Cable Association Unhappy With Sinclair’s Deal for Allbritton TV Stations
The American Cable Association is one of several groups filing with the Federal Communications Commission to stop or alter terms of Sinclair Broadcast Group's purchase of Allbritton Communications' television stations, including KATV-TV, Channel 7 of Little Rock. read more >
by Lance Turner -