Jeff Baumgartner

Senior Editor at Light Reading - @Light_Reading

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CONX, Charlie Ergen's SPAC focused on media and telecom, has struck a deal to gain a controlling interest in HC2 Broadcasting, a company that is pursuing a 5G Broadcast platform. @Light_Reading https://t.co/jemY9XA9Im

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. @EchoStar said it is not making an interest payment due today as it waits to be paid for its pending spectrum sale to @ATT . EchoStar has a 30-day grace period to make the payment. @Light_Reading https://t.co/bOrfdrPdmC

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Tied to a plan to manage a pile of debt, @optimum is pursuing a series of transactions, including moving its East footprint and Lightpath unit into a new, operationally independent subsidiary. @Light_Reading https://t.co/fv9NVE38hz

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US pay-TV providers lost about 2.03 million subs in Q1 2026, a slight improvement from a year-ago loss of 2.17 million, says MoffettNathanson. Virtual MVPDs, a category that includes YouTube TV, lost 948,00 in the typically weak period. @Light_Reading https://t.co/RTy4s1rBif

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. @MediacomCable is using a mix of 1.2GHz capacity upgrades, an upstream-enhancing 'high-split' and the use of a distributed access architecture to enable 5-Gig downstream speeds on its DOCSIS 3.1 network. @Light_Reading https://t.co/wJ6d4zEWge

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. @opensignal 's latest fixed broadband study gives high marks to @ATT 's upload speeds, Charter's reliability, and @comcast 's consistent quality, download speed and video streaming performance. @Light_Reading https://t.co/I9PNQGYOzY

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. @ATT filed a suit with a California court and an application with the FCC that aim to spark the operator's shutdown of copper networks and services in the Golden State and expand on similar initiatives underway in 20 other states. @Light_Reading https://t.co/paVGvcLRSh

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DOCSIS 4.0 cable modems powered by @maxlinear_inc 's Puma 8 and @Broadcom 's new 'unified' chip have received 'verified for interoperability' approval from @CableLabs , meaning they can run on existing DOCSIS 3.1 networks. @Light_Reading https://t.co/kyWKijjA0y

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EPB's Katie Espeseth talked about the muni's early foray into 1-Gig, noting that the company now has a 70% share of the broadband market in Chattanooga #FC26

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Citing increased operator spending, @Vecima_Networks now expects 2026 revenues to rise 22.5% to 30%. Expanding on its first vCMTS deal with Cox in the US, Vecima is also seeing vCMTS trial activity perk up in Europe. @Light_Reading

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The @fiberbroadband Association has published an economic and structural framework for HFC-to-FTTP upgrades and migrations, viewing them as a 'strategic imperative' for cable ops. #FC26 @Light_Reading https://t.co/G3ZNXq5nMJ

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Convergence ARPU, which focuses on the home broadband-mobile combo, provides a fairer assessment of Charter's growth potential, says CEO Chris Winfrey. @Light_Reading https://t.co/qsyHbL31rX

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@tonymrarcher1 @mikeddano I don't think that's gonna happen

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. @EchoStar is mulling its next move after the FCC OK'd spectrum sales to @ATT and @ SpaceX with a $2.5B escrow condition, but New Street Research's Blair Levin says it's unlikely EchoStar will contest the decision. @Light_Reading https://t.co/EZiSqXZphP

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. @comcast is urging the @FCC to step in amid claims that Appalachian Power Company is violating a first-of-its-kind order related to how much cost the operator must bear for certain pole replacements. @Light_Reading https://t.co/KydsynEJnT

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. @EchoStar lost another batch of pay-TV subs amid much slower Boost subscriber gains in Q1. The company also reiterated that its financial future hinges on multi-billion-dollar spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX. @Light_Reading https://t.co/XWkfJRUn3Z

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. @optimum (formerly Altice USA) lost more bb subs than expected in Q1 alongside a solid gain in mobile lines. Meanwhile, Optimum is still trying to break down a massive debt wall that includes $6.2 billion due next year. @Light_Reading https://t.co/Xysr3CRFyp

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Speaking at this week's @WIAorg Connect(X) event, top tower execs believe that fresh spectrum for 6G, the rise of AI and a renaissance at the edge will lay the foundation for a profitable future. @Light_Reading https://t.co/8N9r4ktIWV

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Marking a $2.7 billion investment that will aid a broader convergence strategy, @TMobile has formed JVs with Oak Hill Capital and Wren House to acquire @GoNetspeed , @GreenlightFiber and @i3Broadband . @Light_Reading https://t.co/4XnvWDGdC7