Chairman Carr touts all the ways the FCC has reduced regulation

The Federal Communications Commission is taking a victory lap for the moves it’s made thus far to cut down telecom regulations—even if they actually weren’t all deregulatory. Sure, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in his first 100 days he’s made it easier for operators to retire copper networks (but not entirely), prioritized more spectrum usage, saved taxpayers $463 million by “ending wasteful agency contracts,” the list goes on. Indeed, there is “significant deregulatory rhetoric” coming from the Trump administration, Congress, and the FCC, said New Street Policy Analyst Blair Levin. But, Levin continued, “the reality is that one person’s deregulatory initiative often involves regulating others." Take, for example, the administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). While Carr ended the FCC’s promotion of DEI, he also investigated companies like Comcast and Verizon for their diversity practices.