More cable news from across the Web:
> A Comcast customer created a Raspberry Pi-powered Twitter bot that automatically tweets when his downstream Internet speeds fall below 50 Mbps. Engadget story
> Dish Network has deployed its Hopper 3 DVR nationwide. Press release
> Brainerd, Minn.-based Crosslake Communications has become the latest NCTC cable operator to opt out of the co-op's carriage deal with AMC Networks. Brainerd Post story
> No progress has been reported in the two-week old blackout of U-verse by Sunbeam Television-owned Fox affiliate WSVN-TV in Miami. Miami Herald story
> Verizon is adding Fight Sports live and on-demand content to its Go90 mobile programming service. Multichannel News story
> The FCC has approved Qualcomm's testing of LTE Unlicensed (LTE-U). FCC memo
> NBCU-owned online movie ticket seller Fandango has acquired transactional digital video service M-Go. Hollywood Reporter story
> Comcast workers are aiding the water crisis in Flint, Mich. by handing out water filters to residents. Crain's Detroit Business story
> Virtual pay-TV service KlowdTV has added Estrella TV to its programming lineup. Broadcasting & Cable story
> Bill de Blasio, New York City's mayor, said it will invest up to $10 million to deliver free broadband service to over 16,000 residents living in five public housing developments in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. The project will begin with a pilot that will provide wireless access to the 7,000 residents of the Queensbridge North and South houses, one of the United States' largest public housing projects. Article
> Deutsche Telekom and Nokia's subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent claimed they delivered 10 Gbps over existing copper wiring during a lab trial using XG-Fast technology at the end of 2015. Article
> A Massachusetts state court said Sprint can finally begin shutting down its WiMAX network this week. Article
> US Mobile has begun selling smartphones from Xiaomi and Meizu. The Connecticut-based service provider carries three Xiaomi handsets -- the Redmi 2, Mi 3 and Mi 4 -- ranging from $119 to $219 and the Meizu Note 2, which sells for $149. Article
And finally… Broadband-starved Cuba said it's bringing Internet access to two Havana neighborhoods. Washington Post story