• Ukraine has world’s cheapest broadband internet at $5/month; Mauritania has the world’s most expensive at $768.16/month [emerging-europe.com]

• U.S. Supreme Court ends fight over Obama-era net neutrality rules [venturebeat.com]

• Altice now offering symmetric 1 Gbps FTTH on Long Island [convergedigest.com]

• 18 Colorado Local Governments Are Voting on City-Run Internet Tuesday [motherboard.vice.com]

• Verizon Restructures into Three Divisions to Better Focus on 5G [multichannel.com]

• The Unresolved Issue of Verizon Throttling Santa Clara’s Fire Department Shows Why ISPs Need Rules [eff.org]

• T-Mobile/Sprint merger finds a new enemy in mysterious lobby group [telecoms.com]

• U.S. Cellular eyes 5G for fixed wireless [fiercewireless.com]

• FCC's Pai writes letter to telcos and tech companies, urging them to create a call authentication system to combat robocalls; study: 5.1B were placed last month [reuters.com]

• Gigabit-speed Broadband Available to 63% of U.S. Households, CableLabs Says [ecnmag.com]

• Dish-HBO Carriage Spat Could Have Big Carryover [lightreading.com]

• Public Knowledge on HBO blackout: We told you so! - Says it demonstrates DOJ was right to try and block merger [multichannel.com]

• Dish says T-Mobile and Sprint are doing fine on their own, no need for merger [phonearena.com]

• Why Verizon Might Be Conceding Defeat on Its AOL and Yahoo! Purchases [fool.com]

• Mystery group ‘Protect America’s Wireless’ stokes national security fears in Sprint/T-Mobile merger [fiercewireless.com]

• AT&T and Dish’s HBO battle is the bleak future of cable and streaming [theverge.com]

• T-Mobile has by far the best perks and benefits among the big four carriers [phonearena.com]

• Verizon gets OK for more CBRS tests in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale [fiercewireless.com]

• Verizon Bundles Amazon Prime to Pump 1-Gig Fios [lightreading.com]

• America’s Internet Freedom Rating Dropped Due to the Repeal of Net Neutrality [motherboard.vice.com]

• AT&T Connected Vehicles Now Number Nearly 27 Million, Over 1 Million Vehicle Wi-Fi Subscriptions [telecompetitor.com]

• Comcast: SDN Stands Up to the 'Tyranny of the Boxes' [lightreading.com]

• CableLabs: 63% of U.S. Housing Units Have Gigabit-Speed Access [multichannel.com]

• Broadband investment billions left on table awaiting in face of continued regulatory uncertainty over net neutrality [multichannel.com]

• Verizon Just Obliterated Ajit Pai's Justification For Killing Net Neutrality [techdirt.com]

• T-Mobile, Sprint ink $533M reciprocal long-term spectrum lease [fiercewireless.com]

• Dish, others make final stand against Sprint/T-Mobile merger [fiercewireless.com]

• The average cable bill is now $107 a month, up more than 50% since 2010 [streamingobserver.com]

• SpaceX reorganizes Starlink satellite operation, reportedly with high-level firings [geekwire.com]

• Fiber breakthrough will run networks 100x faster [networkworld.com]

• Biggest Telco CAF II Winner Will Use the $52 Million for Fixed Wireless [telecompetitor.com]

• Sprint Gets 5G in Place for First Half of 2019 [lightreading.com]

• Pay TV in 78% of U.S. Homes, Down 8% in Five Years: Research Company [multichannel.com]

• Dems Seek FCC IG Investigation of Net Neutrality Docket [multichannel.com]

• AT&T-owned HBO and Cinemax go dark on Dish and Sling TV after failure on new distribution agreement [foxbusiness.com]

• T-Mobile adds more mid-band LTE capacity to prevent heavy traffic from slowing data speed [phonearena.com]

• WarnerMedia starts shutting down niche streaming services to get ready for AT&T's announced plans of offering one big streaming service encompassing HBO and other WarnerMedia properties [fool.com]

• Verizon won’t speed up 5G buildout despite FCC preempting local fees [arstechnica.com]

• Connected TV, streaming player adoption spur video purchases, rentals [rapidtvnews.com]

• Cable, Mobile Prepping for CBRS - Analyst [lightreading.com]

• As They Achieve Speeds of 8 Gbps, Verizon Says They are All-In on NGPON2 [telecompetitor.com]

• T-Mobile: 6 of Top 10 US Markets Ready for Our 5G in 2019 [lightreading.com]

• CWA Launches Website to Oppose Sprint/T-Mobile [multichannel.com]

• FCC Test Concludes WiFi Can Share 5.9 GHz Band [multichannel.com]

• T-Mobile keeps rolling; quarterly results show 1.6 million net customer adds, record low Q3 churn [phonearena.com]

• T-Mobile: Mobile TV service from Layer3 won’t launch until next year [fiercewireless.com]

• Amid ongoing challenges, T-Mobile/Sprint merger odds rise to 70%, analysts say [fiercewireless.com]

• eSIM support for Apple's new iPhones will not be available from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile until later this year, but it is available in other countries [macrumors.com]

• Towns and cities that vote to build their own broadband networks an “ominous threat to the First Amendment”: The world according to FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly [motherboard.vice.com]

• Can Broadband Providers Succeed at Smart Home-as-a-Service? Calix Wants to Find Out [telecompetitor.com]

• Pai plans to remain FCC Chair for ‘foreseeable future’, but House midterm switch would turn up heat on deregulatory chairman [multichannel.com]

• Supreme Court mulling 'other' FCC Net Neutrality Rule appeal - Decision on granting cert or vacating Wheeler rules could come next week [multichannel.com]

• Verizon services in the Midwest and along the East Coast went down Monday [newsweek.com]

• T-Mobile becomes 1st U.S. wireless company to carry the new 6T ‘superphone’ from China’s OnePlus [geekwire.com]

• MVNO speeds are 23% worse than those from host operator, report says [fiercewireless.com]

• Charter Spectrum Jacks Up Rates (Again) Thanks To Merger 'Synergies' [techdirt.com]

• AT&T will introduce self-branded smartphones & tablets to its portfolio in 2019 [phonearena.com]

• California agrees to delay enforcing net-neutrality law [dailymail.co.uk]

• Viasat confirms SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy will launch next-gen broadband satellite [spaceflightnow.com]

• Charter Posts Positive Q3 Results, Adds 308K Broadband Subs [ecnmag.com]

• Comcast Sees Xfinity Broadband Metrics Surge, Sees Best Broadband Quarter in 10 Years [telecompetitor.com]

• Parks: Perceived Pay-TV Value Drives Cord Cutting Behavior [telecompetitor.com]

• Arris: Tariffs Add $200M in Broadband Gear Costs, Threaten US 5G Plans [lightreading.com]

• Amazon Shoots Down Reports about Ad-Supported Streaming Launch [multichannel.com]

• Fears over price hikes driving probe into T-Mobile merger [nypost.com]

• AT&T Announces Successful First 5G Hotspot Test [ubergizmo.com]

• Bell and Rogers defend sales practices at CRTC (Canadian telecoms regulator) hearing [cbc.ca]

• Americans' broadband access is so screwed up that the answer may lie in tiny space satellites [theregister.co.uk]

• Comcast nets big earnings thanks more internet subscribers [nypost.com]

• Trump signs order to set U.S. spectrum strategy as 5G race looms [reuters.com]

• Texas, Arkansas, & Nebraska AGs Are Now Aiding The Broadband Industry's Assault On Net Neutrality [techdirt.com]

• Comcast Surpasses 1M Xfinity Mobile Lines [lightreading.com]

• Comcast Said It Won’t ‘Rush’ to Create a Major Streaming Service Like Its Competitors [adweek.com]

• AT&T Eyes Skinnier Bundles To Make Streaming Profitable [mediapost.com]

• AT&T asks for 6-month license to conduct tests at 3.5 GHz [fiercewireless.com]

• AT&T reevaluating DirecTV Now channel lineups [fiercevideo.com]

• Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL eSIM not locked to Project Fi; tech will work with some major U.S. carriers [phonearena.com]

• AT&T to Stage Trials of New DirecTV Internet Set-Top and Service in 2019 [variety.com]

• Cable Leaders Hammer 5G 'Hype' [lightreading.com]

• AT&T's mobile 5G network is just "weeks" away, carrier confirms - No 5G phone in sight, though [phonearena.com]

• FCC seeks $63M after Lifeline Broadband program discounts were used by Ohio wireless reseller company owner to buy a Ferrari convertible, Cessna jet, and Florida condo [pcmag.com]

• Comcast, Liberty Global Among Backers for Plume’s New Open Source Initiative [multichannel.com]

• Verizon to launch 5G in Florida [zdnet.com]

• Cord-cutters are falling out of love with DirecTV Now after AT&T hiked the price [fastcompany.com]

• T-Mobile CEO Insists New Merger Will Create Jobs, Competition. Wall Street, History Disagree [techdirt.com]

• 'Twisted' fibre optic light breakthrough could make internet 100 times faster [theguardian.com]

• Planet adds billionth fixed broadband sub [rapidtvnews.com]

• The Heavy Focus on 5G Wireless Means We Are Ignoring 68 Million Americans Facing High-Speed Cable Monopolies [eff.org]

• FCC votes to expand 3.5GHz band to 5G and open 6GHz band to future Wi-Fi [venturebeat.com]

• Verizon CFO Expects Mobile 5G Service 'Sometime' in 2019 [lightreading.com]

• FCC Launches Revamp of Few Remaining Cable Rate Regs [multichannel.com]

• Verizon beats expectations for profit, phone subscribers [nypost.com]

• AT&T’s fix for broadband mapping problem? Get everyone’s address [fiercewireless.com]

• Court filing: Verizon and Altaba agree to pay $50M in damages and up to $37.5M in legal fees to settle with Yahoo users affected by the 2013 breach [apnews.com]

• Best VoIP providers of 2018 [techradar.com]

• In farm country, forget broadband. You might not have internet at all [cnet.com]

• Tech lobby outlines its own set of privacy regulations [axios.com]

• Cable Nearly a No-Show in mmWave Auction [lightreading.com]

• CableLabs: DOCSIS Has Lots of Gas Left in the Tank [lightreading.com]

• Altice USA No Longer Part of NCTA [cablefax.com]

• Comcast already testing a new network configuration mixing Distributed Access Architecture with Full Duplex DOCSIS capabilities [multichannel.com]

• FCC To Big Telecom: Please Activate The FM Radios You're Putting In Our Phones [forbes.com]

• Bye bye rainy Bellevue? T-Mobile CEO John Legere tells Sprint workers he’d love to live in Kansas [geekwire.com]

• Tiny Wireless-Network Experiment Falters as AT&T, Verizon Balk [itprotoday.com]

• Why the golden age of streaming could be coming to an end [theverge.com]