Brendan Carr has revealed a few steps he intends to take as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)—the agency charged with overseeing broadcasters and other public communication services.
Just hours after Trump announced on Nov. 17 that he had selected Carr for the FCC chairmanship—a presidential appointment that doesn’t require Senate confirmation—Carr made three stances clear: He will halt the agency’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; he will refocus the FCC on its mission to ensure that radio and TV outlets are operating “in the public interest,” as the law requires; and he asserted, “We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights to everyday Americans.”…