President-elect Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, revealed that the agency's emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) will cease starting next year. Carr, the current senior Republican member of the FCC, shared a snippet of the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2025, indicating that promoting DEI was a key strategic goal that will be discontinued.
The FCC's budget request highlighted pursuing a 100% broadband policy as its primary strategic goal, with promoting DEI listed as the second-highest priority. The agency aimed to understand how its rules and programs could impact diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and planned to address barriers that hinder disadvantaged individuals and communities.
