Ajit Pai

Intelsat SA (NYSE: I) shares tanked another 20% on Tuesday after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai publicly declared his support for Congress to hold public auctions for Intelsat’s C-Band spectrum. Intelsat and other spectrum holders have been pushing to hold a private...

Investors were left holding the line Monday, getting conflicting signals on the proposed merger between mobile phone giants Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS). What Happened The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said he would recommend approval of the merger,...

The Federal Communications Commission is debating instituting significant policy changes that Height Securities expects to positively shake the communications sector. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai recently announced proposed amendments to calculate national television market share accounting for new...

Following media reports of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) striking a one-year partnership relating to wireless mergers, Height Securities weighed in the M&A options before the companies in the wireless and spectrum spaces. The deal, according...

The Federal Communication Commission, or FCC, has dubbed April "Infrastructure Month" and has scheduled a meeting on April 20 to chalk out several proposals aimed at bringing the benefits of the digital age to all Americans. To achieve this purpose, the FCC has set a three-prong strategy: Make it...

Broadband providers can now heave a sigh of relief that the FCC has heeded to their plea to halt data security rules adopted by the agency last year. These ruled were supposed to have taken effect March 2. The FCC last Wednesday granted a stay petition in part to the 2016 Privacy Order adopted by...

President Donald Trump's appointment of Ajit Pai as head of the Federal Communications Commission is prompting many experts to believe that the agency will change the television station cap rule in the United States. Backdrop The FCC has a cap on TV and radio stations a single entity can own....

Shares of Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) were trading higher by more than 10 percent ahead of Thursday's market open following a Dow Jones report that suggested the company is seeking a combination with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). At the same time, shares of Verizon...

One of the more pressing and controversial topics of the past few years appears to be front and center in 2017: net neutrality. Net neutrality is the principle that companies who provide internet service should provide customers with equal and consistent access to all content and applications...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) proposed to acquire Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) bought Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s internet properties and now Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) bought a 33 percent stake in the streaming music service Tidal. What Do All These Deals Have In...

President Donald Trump has named Ajit Pai as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Pai, a FCC commissioner, has been elevated to the top position at the commission following the resignation of Tom Wheeler last month. In a statement acknowledging the offer, Pai said he looks...

The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday that it plans to impose its largest fine ever of $100 million on AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) for violating the agency’s 2010 Open Internet Order and misleading users about the speed of its unlimited data plans. FCC Commissioner Ajit...

The Federal Communications Commission has lifted a 40-year ban on sports blackouts, perhaps to the delight of a few NFL fans who can't make it to the stadium. The FCC said television revenue has become the main source of revenue for NFL franchises, which should create a "powerful...

Investors had been anxiously and nervously waiting for today's job reports which could have sent major indices moving sharply in either direction. The November Nonfarm Payroll increased 203K, above consensus of 180K and above the previous reading of 200K. The Unemployment rate rang in at 7.0...