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Verizon Ends Diversity Initiatives Under Pressure From FCC
As it seeks the Trump administration’s approval to acquire Frontier Communications, Verizon said it would drop DEI programs.
Brendan Carr Is Turning the FCC Into MAGA’s Censoring Machine
In the practiced government kabuki of these events, commissioners spoke, proposals were voted on unanimously, and chairman ...
FCC threatens EchoStar licenses for spectrum that SpaceX wants to use
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened to revoke EchoStar licenses for radio frequency bands ...
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FCC Chairman Suggests CBS News Could Lose Its Broadcast License Over Kamala Harris Interview as ‘60 Minutes’ Keeps Attacking Trump
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, says the comment is not meant as a ‘threat.’ ...
TV Tech8d
FCC’s Carr Calls Station Ownership Caps ‘Arcane’ and ‘Artificial‘
WASHINGTON —During a lengthy interview at the Milken Institute, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr provided ...
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‘It’s Not a Threat, That’s a Penalty’: Pro-Trump FCC Chair Raises Prospect of Pulling CBS’s Broadcast License
Brendan Carr told CNBC’s Sara Eisen on Monday that pulling CBS’s broadcast license is a potential “penalty” – not just a ...
‘60 Minutes’ probe is ‘penalty,’ not ‘threat,’ per FCC chair
Brendan Carr, the top communications regulator ... Vice President Kamala Harris a “penalty that’s in the Communications Act.” ...
Washington Examiner8d
FCC chairman suggests ‘massive deregulation effort’ will lead to more mergers
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr predicted that deregulation in his department will be a “big part of the legacy of the second Trump administration.” Carr began an ...
FCC Chief Brendan Carr Vows to ‘Constrain’ the Power of National Networks and Reform ‘Arcane Artificial Limits’ on TV Station Ownership
FCC chief Brendan Carr said he hopes to 'constrain' the power of national networks as the commission digs into ...
FCC making progress on review on Verizon's purchase of Frontier - report
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is close to completing the regulator's review of Verizon's (NYSE:VZ) ...
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‘60 Minutes’ probe is ‘penalty,’ not ‘threat,’ per FCC chair
Brendan Carr, the top communications regulator ... a “penalty that’s in the Communications Act.” The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether the program engaged in ...