TechTank: What to expect from Trump’s FCC?
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For the last four years under the leadership of former Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) focused on closing the digital divide, advancing the nation’s infrastructure assets, and enacting safety and security measures to ensure the commission could withstand the rising increase in natural disasters.
The agency is now led by Trump-appointed Chairman Brendan Carr, and though his priorities for the commission are still taking shape, some actions have made his vision clear. Days into his role, Carr began rolling back diversity-related initiatives from advisory councils to peering into the practices of privately-owned companies. Carr has also come forth about his inquiries into censorship by major media conglomerates, and he has restated an interest in rolling back Section 230.
In this episode of The TechTank Podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee speaks with Tom Wheeler, visiting fellow at Brookings and former chairman of the FCC, about Carr’s actions thus far, what might come of them, and what to expect from the agency going forward.
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