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FCC chair’s letters on DEI practices in merger reviews draw sustained questioning from lawmakers
Summary
Chairman Brendan Carr told the committee he has pressed broadcast and telecom companies on nondiscrimination and said the FCC can condition approvals on commitments; members questioned whether the agency had an adequate factual basis before alleging "invidious discrimination" or conditioning approvals.
WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told the House Appropriations subcommittee he has used existing nondiscrimination and EEO rules in dealing with broadcast and telecom companies’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices, prompting multiple members to press why the agency raised those concerns and whether it had a factual basis to do so.
Carr described sending letters to companies, including Verizon and Comcast, raising concerns about policies he characterized as potentially discriminatory and citing agency EEO and nondiscrimination obligations. "What we're focused on is intentional discrimination…
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