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  "description": "Masayoshi Son's Softbank Corp. is paying $4 billion to acquire WOW! parent DigitalBridge Group\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T12:35:34.000Z",
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  "textContent": "💡\n\n■ X Post of the Day: Starlink Surpasses 10,000 Active Satellites ■ Sen. Markey, for the Second Time in 88 Days, Demands Carr’s Resignation ■ Why the Fuss If Carr Can’t Mess with TV Licenses? ■ FCC’s NatSec Leader Adam Chan Reports on Foreign Threats to U.S. ■ Free State’s May: Consider Using BEAD Dollars to Eliminate Mobile Dead Zones ■ Carr to Speak Today at FCC Forum on 1996 Telecommunications Act ■ Evan Swarztrauber Joins Digital Progress Institute as Senior Fellow. ■ Rise Broadband Has a New Name: Rise Internet ■ Joel Miller Named Majority Deputy Staff Director, House Energy and Commerce Committee ■ Rep. Hudson (R-N.C.) names Alex (Stepahin) Rosemond as new Chief of Staff.\n\n**WOW!: WideOpenWest (WOW!) was sold last year** and now it is being sold again. **Softbank Corp.,** a **$150 billion technology investment firm** whose largest individual shareholder is Japanese citizen **Masayoshi Son** , is seeking FCC approval to acquire **DigitalBridge Group** , WOW!’s majority owner. The minority owner, with **37% equity interest** , is **Crestview Partners** run by CEO and Co-Founder **Barry Volpert**. (Crestview Vice-Chairman is **Jeff Marcus** , an early cable investor who sold **Marcus Cable** to **Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen** in 1998 in a **$2.8 billion deal**.). The FCC approved DigitalBridge’s acquisition of WOW! on Dec. 19, 2025. That deal had an enterprise value of **$1.5 billion** , most of it debt. Two days before the deal closed on Dec. 31, Softbank announced it was buying DigitalBridge for **$4 billion,** making WOW!’s corporate parent a **Japanese entity._(More after paywall)_**\n\nFrom left: Crestview Partners CEO and Co-Founder ****Barry Volpert and**** Vice-Chairman Jeff Marcus\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "WOW's Japanese Buyer Asks for Swift FCC Merger Review",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-17T12:35:37.069Z"
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