NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association represents network innovators and content creators that connect, entertain, inform and inspire consumers every day. NCTA’s members have invested over $290 billion in private capital to build the world’s most powerful technology platform, reaching more than 90 percent of American homes and serving over 66 million customers. More than 200 programming networks are creating imaginative, popular and award-winning television content. Our industry supports 2.9 million American jobs and employs at least 300 people in every congressional district.www.ncta.com
10
MENTIONS
4
EPISODES
4
PODCASTS
Search complete. 10 mentions across 4 episodes found for "NCTA – The Internet & Television Association".
Oct 27, 2026
Kelly SadlerHOST
Hello, I'm Kelly Sadler, the commentary editor at The Washington Times, and this is Politically Unstable.
Kelly SadlerHOST
Today we are joined by Cory Gardner, the CEO and president of NCTA, that is the Internet and Television Association.
Kelly SadlerHOST
Cory, thanks so much for joining me today and hosting us.
Kelly SadlerHOST
Thanks, Kelly.
Cory GardnerGUEST
me.
Cory GardnerGUEST
This is great.
Cory GardnerGUEST
Welcome to the living room of NCTA.
Kelly SadlerHOST
So you wrote a column for us a few weeks back talking about spectrum, licensed and unlicensed spectrum.
speaker_1NARRATOR
At the same time, we must consider how the networks are morphing, with wireline, wireless, and satellite both competing and complementing connectivity around America.
speaker_1NARRATOR
What regulatory reforms would speed deployment while keeping service affordable? And what decisions we make today matter most to getting the connectivity by the industry where we need it in a decade? Today, I'm joined by Sam Love, Chief Policy and Strategy Officer at NCTA, the Internet and Television Association.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Previously, he was with Invariant, where he co-chaired the firm's technology and competition government relations practice.
speaker_1NARRATOR
He also served as Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Cory Gardner.
Sam LoveGUEST
And the sheepdog trials are there too.
Sam LoveGUEST
But really in the middle of nowhere, 45 minutes drive to the next town.
Sam LoveGUEST
And one of our members at ANCTA actually serves my hometown with gigabit service to the home.
Sam LoveGUEST
And we're talking a very tiny town in the middle of nowhere.
Ian DescherHOST
The discussion also touched on expanding the Universal Service Fund's contribution base to broadband and cloud services.
Ian DescherHOST
NCTA's Russ Hanser supported public funding for the hardest-to-reach places but opposed state regulation of broadband rates.
Ian DescherHOST
The discussion covered both where future funding might come from and what obligations should accompany it.
Ian DescherHOST
Speaking of affordability, that was the theme of a new analysis about customer churn.
Ian DescherHOST
The discussion also touched on expanding the Universal Service Fund's contribution base to broadband and cloud services.
Ian DescherHOST
NCTA's Russ Hanser supported public funding for the hardest-to-reach places but opposed state regulation of broadband rates.
Ian DescherHOST
The discussion covered both where future funding might come from and what obligations should accompany it.
Ian DescherHOST
Speaking of affordability, that was the theme of a new analysis about customer churn.