Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez

This is yet another troubling example of corporate capitulation in the face of this Administration’s broader campaign to censor and control speech. The Federal Communications Commission has no lawful authority to pressure broadcasters for political purposes or to create a climate that chills free expression. CBS is fully protected under the First Amendment to determine what interviews it airs, which makes its decision to yield to political pressure all the more disappointing.

Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez issued the following statement after the FCC released a misleading announcement suggesting that certain late-night and daytime programs may no longer qualify for the long-standing “bona fide news interview” exemption under the Commission’s political broadcasting rules: “Nothing has fundamentally changed with respect to our political broadcasting rules. The FCC has not adopted any new regulation, interpretation, or Commission-level policy altering the long-standing news exemption or equal time framework.

Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez released a statement in advance of a vote by the FCC to roll back the only concrete federal regulatory action taken in response to the Salt Typhoon breach, which U.S. officials described as the worst telecommunications hack in the nation’s history. “Ten months into this Administration, this FCC has still not put forward a single actionable solution to address the growing cybersecurity threat to our communications networks. Not one concrete proposal. Not one protection standard.

August 7 marks the final chapter of a dark moment in our nation’s history. After months of cowardly capitulation, including an unprecedented payout to settle a meritless lawsuit in exchange for regulatory approval, Paramount and Skydance have completed their merger, and ‘New Paramount’ will be created. This will be a new company, born in shame after trading away fundamental First Amendment principles in pursuit of pure profit.

Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez issued a statement after FCC leadership overrode a bipartisan Commission vote and halted implementation of the bipartisan Martha Wright-Reed Act, which mandates reductions in exorbitant prison phone and video call rates. “Sadly, the real cost of this delay will be felt far beyond Washington. We cannot ignore the fact that the burden of inaction falls squarely on the shoulders of families. One in three families go into debt just to afford phone calls and visits with loved ones behind bars.

On October 1, Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) Anna Gomez spoke at Americas Spectrum Management Conference in Washington, DC. She spoke about several issues, including spectrum sharing and the National Spectrum Strategy, and urged conference goers to keep the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) top of mind in their discussions. She also spoke about the history of the FCC's spectrum auction authority, which has been lapsed for over a year.