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Warner Bros.\u2019 Suitors All Bring Regulatory Baggage to Auction<\/a>:<\/strong> Senior Vice President Harold Feld speaks with Bloomberg Law about concerns of concentration in the streaming industry. (11\/21\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Colossally Wrong Decision\u2019 as Facebook Parent Company Wins Instagram-WhatsApp Antitrust Case<\/a><\/strong>: Legal Director John Bergmayer quoted on Common Dreams, \u201cThe court\u2019s opinion reflects a view of the market that is at odds with how digital-platform power operates today… Meta systematically acquired emerging competitors precisely because direct, head-to-head competition threatened its dominance. Meta\u2019s consolidation strategy deprived consumers of innovative services and prevented the development of a truly competitive social-networking ecosystem.\u201d (11\/19\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Trump wants Seth Meyers fired. The FCC chair amplified the message<\/a>:<\/strong> NPR quotes an email from Policy Director Lisa Macpherson criticizing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s apparent alignment with President Trump on firing Seth Meyers. (11\/17\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Officials: FCC\u2019s Independence \u2018Obliterated\u2019 Under Carr<\/a><\/strong>: Broadband Breakfast covers Public Knowledge’s People’s FCC Oversight Hearing, where former Chairman of the agency Tom Wheeler, stated its statutory independence has collapsed. (11\/12\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Officials: FTC \u2018Substantially Diminished\u2019 Under Current Leadership:<\/a><\/strong> Former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter speaking at Public Knowledge’s People’s Oversight Hearing about the stifling of the FTC on Broadband Breakfast. (11\/12\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FCC is letting ISPs hide fees on your broadband bill<\/a><\/strong>: Broadband Policy Director Alisa Valentin is quoted in the Verge, \u201cConsumers expect to know the true cost of critical services that keep them connected. The Commission should be making it easier to compare and shop for high-speed internet instead of shielding ISPs from transparency… The Commission has a choice: They can empower consumers through transparency or enable exploitation with hidden fees.\u201d (10\/31\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kimmel Controversy Sparks Bipartisan Call For FCC Oversight, Jawboning Reforms.<\/a>:<\/strong> Inside Radio reports on Senior Vice President Harold Feld’s comments at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing calling out FCC jawboning. (10\/30\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meta repents again to Republicans in hearing over moderation, while Google stands its ground<\/a><\/strong>: The Verge covers a Senate hearing examining government censorship of tech platforms, for which Senior Vice President Harold Feld served as a witness. (10\/29\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Supreme Court is Set to Protect the Fed but Abandon the FTC<\/a><\/strong>: President and CEO Chris Lewis pens an op-ed calling out the discrepancies in the Supreme Court’s treatment of the Federal Reserve and the FTC, and the profound implications for both agencies. (10\/28\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government shutdown is delaying new gadgets<\/a><\/strong>: Senior Vice President Harold Feld is interviewed by The Verge about the holdup on tech sales due to the government shutdown and dwindling FCC workforce. (10\/28\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advocates Urge FCC to Preserve Broadband Transparency Labels<\/a><\/strong>: Broadband Breakfast reports on Senior Vice President Harold Feld and Legal Director John Bergmayer’s argument at a group meeting with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s office. (10\/24\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump, Carr push boundaries of broadcast law, FCC authority<\/a><\/strong>: UPI quotes Senior Vice President Harold Feld about the Trump administration’s recent attempt to take Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air, “Not only does it show the administration that these guys are going to cave and therefore we can keep pushing them, but it also means we won’t get coverage when the administration does this to other companies… If the news has been cowed into submission it means the administration is free to do this to anyone and nobody will find out about it.” (10\/24\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brendan Carr Plans to Keep Going After the Media<\/a><\/strong>: President and CEO Chris Lewis comments on the F.C.C.’s recent actions and transformation under Chairman Brendan Carr in the New York Times, saying, \u201cThis is a level of censorship we haven\u2019t seen in my lifetime.\u201d (10\/24\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FCC Tries to Speed Up Broadband Buildouts But Cuts School Wi-Fi Support<\/a>:<\/strong> PC Mag quotes Senior Vice President Harold Feld on the limitations of the FCC’s authority to overrule states and localities. (10\/1\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ex-prison guard, shot six times, hails FCC push to allow cellphone jamming behind bars:<\/strong><\/a> Senior Vice President Harold Feld speaks with NBC, warning against bending FCC rules. (9\/30\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump, Carr push boundaries of broadcast law, FCC authority:<\/a><\/strong> In regards to ABC and CBS’s capitulations to the FCC, Senior Vice President Harold Feld told UPI, “Not only does it show the administration that these guys are going to cave and therefore we can keep pushing them, but it also means we won’t get coverage when the administration does this to other companies,” Feld said. “If the news has been cowed into submission it means the administration is free to do this to anyone and nobody will find out about it.” (9\/24\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google ruling shows how tech can outpace antitrust enforcement<\/a><\/strong>: Policy Counsel Elise Phillips tells Reuters, “Judge Mehta\u2019s remedies decision signals why the courts cannot be the end-all, be-all of antitrust… The American people need sector-specific legislation that addresses these harms and breaks down barriers of entry into online markets, fostering competition, innovation, and choice.” (9\/4\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delete, Delete, Delete: How FCC Republicans are killing rules faster than ever<\/a><\/strong>: Ars Technica covers a group letter signed by Public Knowledge criticizing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s using of the Direct Final Rule mechanism, which could eliminate regulations without a full public-comment period. (9\/2\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FCC chairman helps AT&T cement dominance with $23 billion spectrum deal<\/a><\/strong>: Senior Vice President Harold Feld is quoted by Ars Technica, where he calls on the FCC to facilitate competition and protect consumers following the EchoStar\/AT&T spectrum deal. (8\/26\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC\u2019s bizarre ad fight.<\/a><\/strong>: Ars Technica quotes a blog by Policy Director Lisa Macpherson and Policy Counsel Elise Phillips about the larger pattern represented by FTC’s investigation into Media Matters for Americans, saying, “The specific scope of the consent order seems to indicate that it does not reflect focus on the true impacts of diminished ad buying competition on advertisers, consumers, or labor, but instead the political impact of decreased revenue flows to publishers hosting content favorable to the Trump administration.” (8\/22\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FCC Democrat: Trump admin is declaring \u201cMission Accomplished\u201d on broadband<\/a><\/strong>: Broadband Policy Director Alisa Valentin quoted by Ars Technica, “By narrowing the scope of the Section 706 Notice of Inquiry, the Commission is taking steps to redefine success with incremental broadband deployment improvements while willfully ignoring the affordability and adoption challenges that keep millions of Americans from accessing broadband in a reasonable and timely manner.” (8\/7\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wi-Fi Experts Reveal How Trump\u2019s Budget Bill Could Slow Down Your Wi-Fi<\/a><\/strong>: CNET quotes a blog by Senior Vice President Harold Feld, \u201cBecause spectrum auctions allow the government to get revenue without raising taxes, spectrum auctions frequently show up in budget bills… In effect, this amounts to treating spectrum as a piggy bank rather than a vital national resource, which makes for lousy spectrum policy.\u201d (7\/17\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proponents Still Pushing for Tribal Licensing Window in Upcoming Auction<\/a><\/strong>: Broadband Breakfast reports on Public Knowledge’s support for a Tribal licensing window in the FCC’s upcoming spectrum auction. (7\/16\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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