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Verizon, DEI and FCC

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.

USA Today · 21h

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.

Business Insider · 12h

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

Hosted on MSN · 20h

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.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 21h

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),

FCC tells streaming commercials to turn down volume

PCMag on MSN · 23h

Are TV Commercials Too Loud? FCC to Investigate, Eyes Streaming Services

The FCC notes 'a troubling jump' in complaints last year about noisy ads, despite regulations being in place since 2012.

Ars Technica · 6h

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 said it received "approximately" 750 complaints in 2022, 825 in 2023, and "at least" 1,700 in 2024 [ PDF ].

PC World on MSN · 3h

FCC tells streaming commercials to turn down the volume

In the United States, it’s illegal for commercials to blast the volume louder than regular programming. But as any casual glance at the news will tell you, laws don’t apply if no one is enforcing them.

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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 ...

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 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 ...

US FCC advances wireless spectrum auction to fund removal of Chinese equipment

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to advance a wireless spectrum auction to provide nearly $3.1 billion ...

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FCC Updates Wireless Emergency Alerts to Enable Silent Alerts

Commissioner Carr said the move will “better protect the public in some situations and reduce `alert fatigue’” ...

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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 ...

The FCC Targets Broadcasters

The administration’s targeting of news broadcasters stands in contrast to comments Carr made in 2021, when he condemned the ...

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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 ...

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