Chairman Carr Applauds Decision Overturning Biden-Era 'Digital Equity Rules'

“Today’s appellate court decision is another common-sense win for nondiscrimination. Back in 2023, I dissented from the Biden FCC’s decision to adopt sweeping and unlawful ‘digital equity’ rules. Those regulations would have required broadband providers and many other businesses to discriminate against people based on their race, gender, or other protected characteristics. As I said at the time, the FCC’s decision to adopt those illegal rules only made it harder for providers to bridge the digital divide and took the FCC’s focus off of our core mission. Now, the FCC is focused on advancing our Build America Agenda and ensuring that regulated entities do not discriminate, including through our efforts to end invidious forms of DEI discrimination. I commend the appellate court for correcting the FCC’s misguided 2023 decision. The court’s ruling follows the Supreme Court’s decision last week making clear that intentional discrimination is unlawful.