@mdaneman

Reporter: cable ISP & satcom regulation, FCC for @Comm_Daily. You hear something stupid and you realize it’s coming from your mouth. [email protected]

 Washington, DC
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Joined June 2009
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For all my @FCC nerds out there: Just discovered that its ICFS portal, for Space Bureau and OIA filings, has a 404 message that incorporates a functioning Breakout video game you can play.
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AI is Big Tech pumpkin spice - it's now in everything.
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DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilmOct 13
The first trailer for Greta Gerwig's ‘NARNIA’ has been released. In theaters on February 12, 2027.
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Monty Tayloe@MontyTayloeOct 9
Communications attorneys that I talk to all say there isn't anything in the Comm Act that would bar a TV station from airing a live execution. Indecency complaints could be filed afterward, but it's not even clear that an execution would run afoul of those rules.
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Numerous speakers at #AnchorNets2026: Parents got legit concerns about excessive screen use in classrooms, but looking at E-rate and federal support of schools' connectivity is wrong way to tackle it. @comm_Daily at @SHLBCoalition conference.
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The Congressional universal service fund reform working group apparently has a draft bill that it's showing to interested parties, @SHLBCoalition sez at its #AnchorNets2026 conference. @Comm_Daily communicationsdaily.com/arti…
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Wait, have we always been at war with Eastasia or never been at war with Eastasia, I can never remember.
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Monty Tayloe@MontyTayloeOct 1
The National Ownership Cap order is out, 55 days after it was voted and just one day after @mdaneman asked @BrendanCarrFCC about it at the @fcc press conference. That last bit is probably a coincidence but we'll take it. fcc.gov/document/commission-…

Commission Repeals National Television Multiple Ownership Rule

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Matt Schettenhelm@mattschettOct 1
Replying to @BrendanCarrFCC
@BrendanCarrFCC answer to @mdaneman on US cap order delay: "I think we are going to be moving forward in short order with that pursuant to our normal timelines and procedures" Full answer: youtu.be/pc3FXO6NvBY?si=cnjF…

September 2026 Open Commission Meeting

The FCC held an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below:Moderni...

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Matt Schettenhelm@mattschettSep 29
To put the FCC delay on national ownership cap in some context, the FCC has voted on 89 public-meeting items in the last two years: --84 were released within 5 days --4 were released in 6-9 days This order is still unreleased after 54 days.
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Way to bring the room down, display at @airandspace museum.
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Jimm Phillips@JLPhillipsDCSep 18
ICYMI: Lobbyists don't expect @SenateCommerce to reschedule Republican FCC nominee Danielle Thumann's confirmation hearing until November, when the post-election lane-duck session begins. My report w/ @MontyTayloe last night for @Comm_Daily: communicationsdaily.com/arti… (1/2)
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(slamming laptop shut, rushing out the door to the Slim Pickens just over Woodrow Wilson Bridge so can cross something off the Bad Life Choices Bucket List)
Dexerto
@DexertoSep 15
Slim Chickens is launching Dr Pepper Blasted Tenders, Tender Bites and Wings The new flavor is inspired by the soda's signature 23-flavor blend
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Jimm Phillips@JLPhillipsDCSep 15
NEWS: The House passes the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (HR-979) on a voice vote.
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Frequent plaintiff in #TCPA litigation petitions the @FCC for clarification of its TCPA rules when it comes to consenting to future calls. communicationsdaily.com/arti… @Comm_Daily
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Jimm Phillips@JLPhillipsDCSep 14
BREAKING: @SenateCommerce postponing Thursday confirmation hearing for GOP FCC nominee Danielle Thumann
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OTD, 1959, the Soviets' Luna 2 probe becomes the first manmade object to reach the moon.
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communicationsdaily.com/arti… @SpaceX expects to have 5G-level of direct-to-smartphone service in the US in back half of 2028. @Comm_Daily
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. @EutelsatGroup : The first #OneWeb satellites went up in 2019, and we'll start replacing them starting next year. @Comm_Daily
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Obvious solution to my not having enough reading time in my life: get a job running a major airline.
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@davidshepardsonSep 10
United CEO Kirby describes his day -- 8.5 hours of sleep, wakes at 530 am, reads email for 5 minutes, works out, reads WSJ "cover to cover" and 15 minutes of NYT -- also reads five magazines, two books a week (favors science fiction), reads three hours a day, no more four hours of meetings per day
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Happy birthday, Patsy Cline, born OTD, 1932, in Winchester, Va. youtube.com/watch?v=0I5KcT98…

Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (Single Version)

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