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FCC Chair Sees ‘Lack of Progress’ on DEI Rollbacks at Verizon
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr warned Verizon Communications Inc. in a Thursday letter that its efforts to encourage diversity, equity and inclusion inside the telecom company run afoul of Trump Administration policies.
FCC chair opens probe into diversity practices at Verizon
Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr on Thursday opened a probe into diversity practices at Verizon and raised the telecommunications company's ongoing effort to purchase Frontier Communications.
Verizon's $9.6 billion Frontier deal under FCC scrutiny for DEI programs
FCC chair Brendan Carr on Thursday opened a probe into diversity practices at Verizon and raised the company's ongoing effort to purchase Frontier.
Verizon’s (VZ) DEI Practices Under FCC Scrutiny amid $9.6B Frontier Deal
Telecommunications provider Verizon (VZ) is facing a probe over its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices by the Federal
Verizon becomes latest company to face probe by FCC boss over DEI policies
Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr on Thursday opened a probe into diversity practices at Verizon and raised the telecommunications company’s ongoing effort to purchase Frontier Communications.
FCC boss Carr launches probe into Verizon's DEI practices, questions Frontier deal
The Federal Communications Commission is probing U.S. telecom Verizon (NYSE:VZ) for its diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and raised certain questions about the company's $9.6B deal to buy Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FYBR),
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FCC Commissioner Trolls Time-Wasting Dem By Showing Off His Own Linguistic Skills
Republican Commissioner Nathan Simington of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repeated his remarks in Romanian ...
FCC Chair Brendan Carr Wants More Control Over Social Media
Carr advocates greater control over social media by federal regulators, despite a reputation for supporting free speech.
FCC chair swats away questions about Trump’s demand Comcast be punished over MSNBC coverage
Chair Brendan Carr did not address a social media post by President Trump demanding Comcast be forced to pay “vast sums” to ...
The Story Behind FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s Role in Project 2025
Dozens of pages of emails reveal how Brendan Carr, the FCC’s Republican chairman and close confidante of President Trump, was ...
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FCC mulls C-band options, raising prospect of another satellite windfall
The FCC formally kicked off a process to explore new uses for upper C-band satellite spectrum , potentially paving the way ...
Commercials are still too loud, say “thousands” of recent FCC complaints
As spotted by PC Mag, the FCC claimed this week that The Calm Act initially reduced complaints about commercials aggressively blaring from TVs. However, the agency is seeing an uptick in grievances.
The FCC Targets Broadcasters
The administration’s targeting of news broadcasters stands in contrast to comments Carr made in 2021, when he condemned the ...
FCC Probes iHeartMedia Following Accusations of Payola Law Violations
The FCC has initiated a probe of iHeartMedia to determine if the radio giant has pressured artists to perform at its events ...
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FCC to Explore Opening Up Additional Portions of Upper C-band Spectrum
In a Notice of Inquiry adopted at the agency’s open meeting on Feb. 27, the FCC is seeking comment on the possibility of ...