By Taylor Telford, washingtonpost.com, 3-21-25
The Federal Communications Commission is prepared to block mergers and acquisitions involving companies that continue promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said March 21.
“Any businesses that are looking for FCC approval, I would encourage them to get busy ending any sort of their invidious forms of DEI discrimination,” Carr said in an interview with Bloomberg News.
He specifically cited Paramount’s planned merger with Skydance Media and Verizon’s deal to acquire Frontier Communications.
In an emailed statement March 21, an FCC spokesperson reiterated Carr’s stance using similar language. » Read More