On this day in 2000, Radiohead released “Kid A”

Well done on your error message, Massachusetts State Legislature website.

4 Virginia newspapers cut back on print editions cardinalnews.org/2025/10/03/4-v… via @cardinalnewsva Ditto the Buffalo News. No Monday print edition, just digital.

As had been rumored, Paramount has purchased @thefp and installing Bari Weiss as editor in chief. paramount.com/press/paramoun… She directly reports to Paramount Skydance CEO, not CBS News prez Tom Cibrowski.

'Do I like Kirk, or do I like Picard?'

FCC commish Olivia Trusty: Congress needs to make willful attacks on private communications networks a federal crime. Industry needs to do more hardening defenses, investing in securing access and sharing intel. Communications Daily

Meanwhile, %&*@$ing roads are a 2026 budget priority.

On this day in 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, flying the "Glamorous Glennis," a Bell X-1 at Mach 1.06. The supersonic era began at 700+ mph, 43,000 feet over the Mojave Desert. A defining moment in aviation...and human history.

. AT&T to FCC re. EchoStar: wireless network data use going to jump 80% next 5 yrs, congestion only getting worse with 6G, we need more of that sweet, delicious spectrum. Communications Daily

SCOTUS sets oral argument for Cox's appeal of 4th Circuit finding it liable for copyright violations due to music piracy by its internet subscribers. Big Tech and ISPs backing Cox in this fight with music labels. Communications Daily

Fascinatingly weird story, with a high-profile federal official contacting a reporter to ostensibly get incorrect information corrected, but plays coy about what's incorrect. lawfaremedia.org/article/anna--…

Rincon B'casting Prez Todd Parkin at #NABShowNY: sports rights increasingly divvied up among different parties, making it harder for fans to find sports content. Must be bigger focus on improving viewer experience beyond just showing the game. Communications Daily

TV station group CEOs at #NABShowNY: Gotta consolidate to survive, fragmentation of news audience and advertisers means it's questionable whether a market can support five TV stations 'doing exactly the same thing.' Communications Daily

. Communications Daily: Lynk/Omnispace merger, with combined company using S band for direct-to-smartphone service, latest example of D2Ders deciding they can't go it with terrestrial spectrum alone.

The FCC unanimously approved the ATSC 3.0 NPRM, but Anna M. Gomez said she's concerned about consumers losing access to broadcast TV and costs to them, MVPDs and electronics manufacturers.

. Ken Jackson joins Neb. and Fla. AGs in taking action against security camera maker Lorex for supposedly sourcing components from China's Dahua. Communications Daily

There might be political opposition or pushback, but the Illinois Senate is ridin' the storm out in its drive to make sure REO Speedwagon gets its due.

With the penny going away, traditional rounding practices may violate consumer protection rules. hklaw.com/en/insights/pu…

. EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen in call with analysts: This FCC 'going to be the most influential FCC I've worked with ever.' In talks w/ agency about AWS-3 auction terms. Communications Daily

. @Echostar Chmn Charlie Ergen in call with analysts: Trump is right, corporations should only have to file results 2X a year vs quarterly. We may from time to time not do quarterly conference calls. Communications Daily