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Statement of Michael Powell, President & CEO of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association Regarding Legislation That Would Codify Broadband Networks Under Title II Public Utility Regulation

“Twenty years into an increasingly stale debate over net neutrality, the justifications for it seem increasingly limp. The breathless assertions over the years that the internet is gravely threatened because ISPs would block or throttle traffic and erect toll booths to charge internet companies to reach consumers have proven hollow and unrealized. The claim that ISPs would not invest in
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Comcast's Internet Essentials Shows the Impact of Broadband Adoption on Families

Currently, more than 14 million people have been connected through the cable industry's low-cost broadband adoption programs. And over the past two years throughout the COVID pandemic, cable internet service providers (ISPs) have doubled down on their efforts to expand eligibility, forge public-private partnerships to connect as many households as possible, offer connected devices for use in the home, provide
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Broadband Highlighted as Household Product Not Hit By Inflation

Americans have been hit with rising inflation rates, the likes of which haven’t been seen in decades. Due to large disruptions in supply chains and labor markets, the price for some essential goods and services have skyrocketed. While the price of many vital goods have increased, in some cases by massive amounts, the price of broadband internet has remained stable
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TV Stats: Excellence in Cable Programming

Last week, the Television Academy announced the nominees for the upcoming 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. Taking place on September 12, 2022, the Emmys will showcase excellence on the small screen, reflecting the wide variety of viewing platforms and options available to consumers. As more and more TV shows are created, this means more job opportunities are available at all levels,
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Charter Brings High-Speed Broadband to Virginia's Unserved

In the near future, and with the presumption that the country's largest investment ever in broadband deployment ($42.5 billion) will be targeted to those areas most in need of internet service, cable internet service providers (ISPs) will get the chance to finish the job that they started—which is to give every American access to a high-speed broadband connection. But even
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National Geographic's 10th 'SharkFest' Brings Diverse Voices to the Table

July brings with it hot summer weather, swimming pools, beaches, and ... SHARKS! Thanks to cable TV networks like Warner Bros. Discovery and National Geographic, people around the world have learned more about these fascinating underwater creatures and dispelled many myths that have given them a bad reputation. Warner Bros. Discovery was a pioneer when it began its robust programming
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ISPs Offer Innovative Ways to Connect Rural America

The historic opportunity to connect all Americans to robust internet service is a mission that cable broadband providers have embraced. In fact, for the past few decades, cable ISPs have invested billions of dollars in expanding and upgrading broadband networks throughout their footprints across the country, from large cities to small towns. With over 1.7 million miles of fiber-optic and
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AMC’s “Dark Winds” Features Native American Perspectives, On and Off the Screen

This summer, AMC and AMC+ premiered “Dark Winds,” an adaptation of the Leaphorn & Chee novel series written by Tony Hillerman. The series follows two Navajo police officers, Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, in the 1970s southwest as they investigate a series of crimes plaguing Navajo Nation. At the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour earlier this year, the team
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Broadband Stats: Fast Internet Is an Economic Powerhouse

In 2022, an internet connection can feel truly ubiquitous for many Americans. Today, more Americans can work remotely than ever before, thanks to the incredible growth of broadband networks across the country over the past decades. Those networks are the result of billions of dollars in private investment, built to surpass current bandwidth demands, and an important engine that powers
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How GCI Built a Connected Alaska

In 1979, an Alaskan technology entrepreneur, Ron Duncan, started GCI in an apartment located in the small neighborhood of Bootleggers Cove in Anchorage, Alaska, with only three employees including himself. Fresh out of business school, Duncan wanted to bring competition to the long-distance market. Fast forward more than 40 years, and GCI has expanded its services significantly. Now Alaska's largest
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