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NOTE: NCTA talked to C-SPAN at the end of January, before President Biden visited South Carolina the weekend of January 27th, and before the Nevada and South Carolina nominating contests. As the 2024 election gets underway with primaries, nominating conventions, and the general election in the fall, NCTA spoke in late January with C-SPAN Political Editor Nate Hurst to learn
Extending broadband to rural corners of the U.S. presents a number of challenges, including rugged terrain, difficult economics, and geographic hurdles, just to name a few. Despite these difficulties, America’s broadband providers have been extending their networks to the farthest corners of the country. Many ISPs have been hard at work for years, investing their own money and resources to
While 95% of Americans have multiple choices for home broadband service, nearly 10 million people who live in rural areas have yet to be connected. But thanks to an unprecedented boost of federal funding from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure legislation, the mission to connect every community is within reach. Cable providers are an integral part of this effort, with the
“We applaud the House for passage of the bipartisan tax package (H.R. 7024). The cable industry has invested over $310 billion in the past two decades to improve the next-generation broadband platform that is powering the economy and empowering consumers everywhere. As the country targets efforts to connect every community to broadband, it is important to maintain private sector investment
Washington, D.C. – NCTA – The Internet & Television Association today announced the addition of Robert Cantu to its Technology team as Vice President, Cybersecurity and Broadband Technology. He brings to NCTA over 25 years of distinguished experience in transformative architectural and cybersecurity programs spanning government and commercial sectors. Robert joins NCTA from Inova Health Systems where he served as
It was five years ago this month when the cable industry first unveiled 10G. Since then, cable providers have been engineering and implementing the technology that will make next-generation networks a reality, bringing 10 gigabit per second (Gbps) speeds to households across America and forever changing how people connect, live, work, and play. When 10G was first announced at CES,
The green bond gives investors the opportunity to support key Comcast carbon emissions reduction projects to make progress toward its carbon neutral goal. Advancing environmental sustainability requires action on many fronts. Comcast has acted in many ways, including setting a goal to be carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035 across its global operations. To help meet
The Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) recently presented its spectrum framework recommendations to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with the goal of helping to shape the future of spectrum allocation and sharing techniques. The report's findings underscore CBRS's success as a model for effective spectrum sharing and notably point out areas for continual improvement. The committee's analysis
TV One, known for its commitment to highlighting and showcasing the diversity of Black culture and entertainment, turns 20 years old today. Established on January 19, 2004, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, by Radio One (now Urban One), TV One was founded to provide a platform for stories and voices often underrepresented in mainstream television. Today, the network serves
This week, the TV industry came together to celebrate the best of the best on the small screen at the 75th Emmy Awards. Held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, the night honored the casts, crews, writers, actors, and more who work to deliver entertainment and programming enjoyed by millions around the country and world.