MCN Newswire: Wireless ISP Unleashes 100-Meg Service
Top Stories - June 25, 2015
Wireless ISP Unleashes 100-Meg Service Believing there's room for a new broadband alternative, a wireless ISP called Vivint has lit up a wireless-based service that, it claims, delivers symmetrical speeds of 100 Mbps that runs over LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service) spectrum and a special architecture that leans on so-called "hub homes." more
TPA Fans Salute Bill Passage Fans of the Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, the House-passed bill that passed the Senate Wednesday (June 24), were celebrating that victory as the bill now heads to the president's desk. more RELATED: Senate Passes TPA
HBO Samples 'Ballers,' 'The Brink' on Facebook In a first for HBO, the premium programmer is offering free access to the premiere episodes of new original comedy series, Ballers and The Brink, for a limited time on Facebook. more
Senate Commerce Marking Up JSA Bill The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday (June 25) will mark up a bipartisan bill backed by broadcasters that would grandfather all the joint sales agreements that would have to have unwound per an FCC decision in March 2014 that most of those JSAs violated local ownership limits. more
AXS TV Gets 'Nashville' Cable Rights Mark Cuban-founded AXS TV has signed a deal with Disney-ABC Television Group for off-network cable rights to the first three seasons of ABC's drama series Nashville, with initial episodes joining the AXS primetime lineup this fall. more