The tariff refund challenge

Feb. 27, 2026

Key Highlights

  • Industry stakeholders face a choice between legal action for tariff refunds or accepting tariff-related losses.
  • Charter has appointed Jeffery from Frontier as its new COO, signaling leadership changes in the sector.
  • Lumen is expanding its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings to strengthen its market position.
  • Lightwave's Sean Buckley offers expert insights into these industry developments in the latest Friday Five video.

Broadband and optical industry stakeholders face the decision of whether to dedicate legal resources and time to secure a refund or to absorb tariff-related losses. In other news, Charter names Frontier's Jeffery as COO and Lumen scales its NaaS base. Sean Buckley, Editor in Chief of Lightwave, breaks it down in this week's Friday Five video. 

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Sean is responsible for establishing and executing the editorial strategy of Lightwave across its website, email newsletters, events, and other information products.

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