Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has requested his company to research Comcast’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, stories Newsmax. “We have obtained an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission and shall be cooperating with the FCC to reply their questions,” Comcast spokesperson Joelle Terry confirms to The Verge.
According to Newsmax, Carr stated that FCC is in search of indicators that the corporate’s initiatives have violated federal employment regulation, writing: “I count on that this investigation into Comcast and its NBCUniversal operations will support the fee’s broader efforts to root out invidious types of DEI discrimination throughout all the sectors the FCC regulates.”
Since taking management of the FCC final month, Carr has threatened to drag broadcast licenses of firms like Disney and CBS for airing content material that’s not pleasant to Trump and conservatives. He has additionally ordered investigations into NPR and PBS for “airing commercials,” which fellow Commissioner Anna Gomez informed The Verge was a Trump administration “effort to weaponize the ability of the FCC.” Carr was a Trump appointee, and he wrote the Project 2025 chapter on how the FCC ought to rein in huge firms.
In addition to its cable, wi-fi, and web companies, Comcast owns a swath of broadcasters, together with NBC Universal, streaming service Peacock, and lots of others. (Disclosure: Comcast can be an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s dad or mum firm.)
