Brendan Carr is officially in charge of FCC

Brendan Carr is officially in charge of the FCC
Brendan Carr is now formally the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, giving him the power to set the agency’s agenda and usher through a host of regulations with major implications for the tech and media industries as soon as he has a Republican majority.
New FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announces staff appointments
Brendan Carr announced around a dozen new staff appointments in one of his first acts as Chairman of the FCC. This article, New FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announces staff appointments, was first published at The Desk.
Brendan Carr Expresses Thanks To Trump for FCC Chair Designation
WASHINGTON—Brendan Carr expressed gratitude and eagerness to move forward on a range of issues in a statement Jan. 20 upon President Donald Trump’s order naming him Federal Communications Chairman.
Brendan Carr Announces Staff Appointments
One day after being appointed, Brendan Carr has revealed 11 staff appointments to the FCC and the Office of the Chairman.
Carr named FCC chair
Donald Trump has officially appointed Brendan Carr as the new chairman of the FCC. Carr’s appointment does not require Senate confirmation because he is already a sitting commissioner. Trump first mentioned Carr’s name as a possibility for FCC chairman back in November 2024, shortly after the election.
FCC Chair Carr Names Key Staffers
Those appointments include Scott Delacourt, who was named chief of staff for the FCC and Greg Watson, chief of staff for the Office of Chairman Carr. In addition to the 11 people named in the Jan. 21 announcement, further appointments are expected FCC said.
With Trump Designation, Brendan Carr Is Now FCC Chairman
As promised, President Donald Trump signed an order officially designating Brendan Carr as the new FCC Chairman.
President Trump Appoints Brendan Carr as FCC Chairman
President Donald J. Trump yesterday signed an order that designates Commissioner Brendan Carr as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
FCC ends DEI initiatives after Trump's executive order
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New Chairman Ends FCC’s DEI Work
New FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is making a clean sweep of the FCC’s diversity equity and inclusion efforts. Carr had promised to do away with DEI agendas once designated chairman.
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Trump’s FCC nominee praised as experienced, knowledgeable
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Exiting FCC Chair Warns That Agency “Should Not Be The President’s Speech Police” As Broadcast News Complaints Are Dismissed
Departing chairwoman of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, warned of efforts to tie the broadcast station license renewals to news ...
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Post-Rosenworcel, FCC’s Gomez And Starks Must Stand Up To Censor-In-Chief Carr
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Incoming FCC Chair Carr Blasts Agency’s Response to Salt Typhoon Cyberattacks
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