Communications Services Up On Deal Activity -- Communications Services Roundup

Communications services companies rose amid deal activity.

NBCUniversal has explored putting its regional sports channels on the streaming service Peacock or selling them off, as the company tries to figure out a future for a business under increasing stress, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Sports media concern The Athletic has ended merger talks with Internet publisher Axios and has entered talks with the New York Times.

Nearly 18 million fake comments were filed with the Federal Communications Commission over its proposal to scale back internet regulation, fueled by both opponents and supporters of the rule, an investigation by the New York attorney general's office found.

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