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Verizon ends DEI programs, diversity goals as it seeks approval for Frontier acquisition

Verizon on Friday announced that it is ending corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals as it faces a Trump administration probe and scrutiny of a proposed acquisition.

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Verizon's $20B Frontier Acquisition Gets FCC Nod After DEI Policy Changes: Retail Yet To React

Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ) has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications (FYBR). The approval follows Verizon’s commitment to boost its broadband infrastructure spending and revise its diversity,

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Verizon axing DEI programs as it seeks FCC approval for $9.6B Frontier deal

FCC Chair Brendan Carr in February criticized Verizon for its promotion of DEI programs and said it could be a factor in the Frontier deal.

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Over 20 conservative groups sign letter calling on FCC to update ‘antiquated and harmful’ restrictions

Myriad conservative groups are calling on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to reform the agency’s “antiquated and harmful” rules governing local TV and radio broadcasters. The ...

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Major Cell Company Vows To Kill DEI Day After Board Member Says It’s ‘Alive And Well’

Verizon is scrapping all of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs “effective immediately” after months of prodding ...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, is turning up the pressure on CBS News by openly suggesting during an interview that it could lose its ...

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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