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Disney's Iger: ESPN will eventually go a la carte, but not in the next 5 years: http://t.co/IB8wTuTXvG
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> AT&T claimed its June FCC fine of $100 million is "unprecedented and indefensible." DSL Reports article
> FCC Commissioner Pai compared the FCC's conditional approval of AT&T's merger with DirecTV to rate regulation. Multichannel News article
> Comcast has cut its investment in The Weather Channel, making a regulatory filing earlier in the week valuing its stake at $86 million, a $252 million drop from the end of 2014. TV Newser article
> Time Warner Cable Business Class announced an expansion of its Business Class Phone Global Calling Plan to include calls to Israel, Romania and Thailand. Release
> Instagram ad revenues are expected to reach $2.81 billion by 2017, according to projections by eMarketer. MediaPost article
Mobile Developer News
> Facebook's new JavaScript-based framework, React Native, is changing the way developers write native apps. Article
Wireless Tech News
> Verizon and Google have jumped in for NASA's mission to manage drones and create an air traffic management system for the vehicles. Article
Wireless News
> Smartphone "kill switches" may not be as effective at preventing theft as previously thought. Article
And finally… Health-conscious Chicagoans on the city's Northwest Side will have access to Wi-Fi hot spots on Chicago's new 606 park and trail system, courtesy of comcast. Chicago Tribune article