Louisiana was the second state to release their final proposal at the end of last week. Virginia just beat Louisiana and was the first. Louisiana Local Fiber Consortium, which includes T-Mobile, was the big winner again. Surprisingly, Comcast was the only large Cable operator among the winners. The ILECs won less than we expected. Fiber continues to be the technology of choice for BEAD. In this short note, we discuss the proposal, compare the results with our estimates from Broadband Insights da...
Following 2Q results, momentum seems most favorable for the companies below:META (Outperform) - While sentiment was already elevated ahead of the print, 2Q results were strong and guidance for 3Q was encouraging, with expectations for revenue growth ahead of initial St. estimates by ~700bps. Additi
AI and the Empathy Gap: Finding the Balance between AI and Human First Customer Experience NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While brands are celebrating AI-driven efficiency gains in customer experience (CX), a significant gap exists between their internal benefits and the often underwhelming service that consumers are actually experiencing. According to Verizon’s report, the future of CX isn't just about implementing AI, but about strategically integrating it to amplify human connections and address core customer frustrations. The report, based on a survey of 5,000 consumers...
Recently, we published a note in which we laid out why we thought the FCC Chair’s investigation of CMSCA’s treatment of its network affiliates, like his prior investigation of DIS, was unlikely to lead to a judicially supported resolution; rather, the investigation was designed to provide Carr leverage in any FCC transaction involving CMSCA. We also just published a note discussing how the FCC and DOJ are likely to provide greater consolidation among broadcasters and cable channels, putting econ...
TSMC: Exiting 6" manufacturing and consolidating 8" linesView: This statement from TSMC in our view both 1) highlights the difficult economics of mature manufacturing in areas where China is more effectively competing with Western supply while at the same time 2) potentially creates some opportunit
Trump, Lip-Bu Tan: Calls Lip-Bu Tan rise to success "amazing story"; soap opera continuesView: President Trump said he met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on Monday, days after seeking his resignation, praising Tan and characterizing the meeting "a very interesting one". While an amicable resolution and
Finally, we would note, conceptually, we view this decision by the US government to levy a charge for certain foreign companies to procure US technology as worrisome, given it opens the door for the US to selectively tax a variety of companies/products that enjoy technology leadership positions. Bl
Verizon and Paige Bueckers team up for an exclusive youth basketball experience to empower the next generation of DFW athletes What you need to know: Verizon is launching a sweepstakes to give youth, ages 13-17, a chance to win a spot at an exclusive basketball experience with Paige Bueckers. Sweepstakes runs from August 8 to August 17. The experience with Paige will take place on August 25 in Dallas. DALLAS, Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon is launching a sweepstakes to offer young basketball enthusiasts, ages 13-17, the opportunity to participate in an exclusive youth basketb...
A director at Charter Communications Inc sold 162,694 shares at 378.500USD and the significance rating of the trade was 67/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two ...
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