Trump taps Carr to chair FCC

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Politico

11/17/2024 07:49 PM EST


President-elect Donald Trump has named conservative Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency, he announced on Sunday night.

“Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms, and held back our Economy,” Trump said in a statement. “He will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America.”

Carr can immediately assume control once Trump enters office in January since he is already on the commission. Carr was unanimously confirmed to a new five-year term last year and has served as a commissioner since 2017.

The coming GOP agenda will likely roll back progressive telecom priorities adopted under Democratic FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, such as net neutrality and digital discrimination rules. Carr has repeatedly pushed for a more aggressive plan to free up wireless spectrum for the private sector, although Congress would first need to reauthorize the FCC’s long-lapsed spectrum auction authority.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/17/brendan-carr-fcc-trump-pick-00190075

[elleng]

1. 'a warrior for Free Speech'

JUST what we DON't want, a f*****g WARRIOR!

[dweller]

2. Will DU

become unreachable online ?





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[lapfog_1]

3. at the very least

it will be much much slower without someone paying "access fees" to get higher bandwidth.

The big "net neutrality" fight is now about to be "over". Kiss it goodbye.

[dweller]

4. ☹️

🤬





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[The Grand Illuminist]

7. Or be forced to accept RWers

nt

[LudwigPastorius]

5. The perfect authoritarian's choice...

This is the douchebag who threatened to revoke NBC's broadcast license because VP Harris appeared on a Saturday Night Live skit.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/4/24287708/nbc-snl-kamala-harris-equal-time-rule-fcc-brendan-carr-speech-police

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

8. His biggest qualification ...

... as he is probably the only one that Trump has heard of because he recently threatened retribution to the Goober's enemies.

[littlemissmartypants]

6. ...

[Eugene]

9. Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in 'Project 2025.' Now he's Trump's pick for the agency

Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency (CNN)

The comments from Carr, who wrote the chapter on the FCC in the conservative blueprint Project 2025, signaled that it won’t be business-as-usual at the country’s communications regulatory agency. Past chairs of the agency, both Republicans and Democrats, have emphasized broadband internet deployment and wireless spectrum policy. Carr didn’t mention those issues on Sunday night.

Instead, he took aim at technology companies for “censorship;” promised to hold broadcast TV and radio stations accountable; and pledged to end the FCC’s promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Carr was very clearly channeling the president-elect, who raised all three topics on the campaign trail, often in misleading ways.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/18/media/brendan-carr-trump-fcc-nominee-project-2025/index.html