June 5, 2025

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Cable One Announces CEO Succession Plan

PHOENIX, AZ (June 3, 2025)- Cable One, Inc. (NYSE: CABO) (the “Company”) today announced that Julia M. Laulis, Chair of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), President, and Chief Executive Officer, will retire after a distinguished 26-year career with the Company and over 40 years in the cable and broadband industry. She will continue in her current roles until the earlier of December 31, 2025, or the appointment of her successor. Following the transition, Ms. Laulis will serve as a senior advisor to support a seamless leadership handoff.

TDS Names Ken Dixon President and CEO of TDS Telecom; Jim Butman Retires after 40 Years of Service

(June 4, 2025)- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) announced today that Ken Dixon will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Telecom), a wholly owned subsidiary of TDS, effective June 9. Dixon succeeds Jim Butman who will retire and step down on July 1 after more than 40 years of service to TDS, including the last 7 years as the leader of TDS Telecom. Dixon will also serve on the TDS Board of Directors.

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ACA Connects Thanks Nathan Simington for His Service

Published June 4, 2025

“ACA Connects is grateful for Commissioner Simington’s public service at the FCC,” said ACA Connects President and CEO Grant Spellmeyer. “He is a proven, principled leader whose work has bolstered America’s technological standing in the world and helped our Members deploy more infrastructure in rural communities. We thank him for the many occasions he offered his time and expertise to our association, including as a regular guest at our annual Summit in Washington, D.C.

“As he and Commissioner Geoffrey Starks plan their next endeavors, ACA Connects wishes them both all the best.”

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FCC Reply Comments re Upper C-band (3.98 to 4.2 GHz)

Published May 29, 2025

FTC Comments re Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

Published May 27, 2025

DOJ Comments re Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

Published May 27, 2025

BEAD State Reports Roundup - June 3, 2025 Update

States having broadband coordination meetings occurring or planned are: Maine, Vermont and Wisconsin. More details about the activities occurring in the states named above and those that follow can be found in updated state reports that are now posted on the BEAD State/Territory Implementation Tracker: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Important updates in the reports include details about North Carolina’s BEAD prequalification window, which reopened on May 30, 2025 and will close on June 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. New Jersey’s Office of Broadband Connectivity has extended the requalification window, originally set to close on May 23, to June 6, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Industry News

Lutnick Hints at New Application Period for BEAD in Appropriations Testimony

Source // Telecompetitor

In testimony before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick suggested plans to issue a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.

Republican, Democratic FCC commissioners stepping down this week

Source // Reuters

Two members of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday they plan to resign this week giving President Donald Trump two more seats to fill on the U.S. telecom regulator.

North Carolina Reopens Prequalification Window For BEAD Program

Source // Broadband Breakfast

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology reopened its prequalification window Friday for internet service providers seeking to participate in its $1.53 billion BEAD program.

Exclusive — Sen. Jerry Moran: Time to Revamp Antiquated FCC Broadcast Rules ‘Written Before the Internet’

Source // Breitbart

“Broadcasters across Kansas have expressed to me the need for modernized FCC rules in this digital age. Many of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules governing broadcasting were written before the internet was created, and it’s time for change that is driven by the industry to bring our broadcasting rules into the 21st century,” the Kansas senator told Breitbart News in a written statement.

FCC investigation looms over EchoStar’s missed interest payments and a new satellite

Source // The Verge

EchoStar is skipping interest payments even as it commissions a new Dish TV satellite — citing “uncertainty” caused by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probe.

T-Mobile sets fiber launch date, reveals multi-year price locks

Source // Light Reading

June 5 is the launch date set for T-Mobile's Fiber Home Internet offering, which includes various speed packages and multi-year price locks. A ten-year price lock is available to certain "Fiber Founders Club" customers who opt for the operator's 2 Gbit/s service plan.