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FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge—as long as they end DEI programs
It's shaping up to be a big year for telecom mergers, and it appears the Federal Communications Commission is eager to ...
FCC Greenlights Verizon’s $20 Billion Acquisition of Frontier Communications
On May 16, the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved Verizon Communications Inc.’s ...
Brendan Carr stages a Trumpian show at the FCC
For years, he was a low-key conservative policy player. Now he’s using an entire agency to wage Trump’s battles.
Verizon wins FCC approval for $9.6-billion Frontier acquisition
Verizon Communications Inc. won Federal Communications Commission approval for its $9.6-billion acquisition of Frontier ...
FCC approves Verizon deal to acquire Frontier after DEI changes
The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it was approving Verizon Communications's $20 billion deal to acquire fiber ...
FCC approves Verizon’s $20 billion Frontier acquisition after DEI program cuts
The FCC said Verizon will be able to upgrade and expand Frontier’s existing network in 25 states, bringing more fiber to more communities.
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Verizon axing DEI programs, gets FCC approval for $9.6B Frontier deal
The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it was approving Verizon Communications’s $20 billion deal to acquire fiber-optic internet providers Frontier Communications after the largest ...
Variety6d
FCC Approves Verizon’s $20 Billion Frontier Deal After Telco Committed to Eliminating DEI, Agency’s GOP Chairman Says
the FCC — led by Trump-appointed chairman Brendan Carr — approved the telco’s $20 billion deal to acquire Frontier Communications. Verizon’s pledge to end DEI was outlined in a May 15 ...
Verizon ends DEI programs, diversity goals as it seeks approval for Frontier acquisition
Verizon on Friday announced that it is ending corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals as it faces a Trump ...
Verizon’s Frontier Deal Gets FCC Approval After It Scraps DEI (3)
Verizon Communications Inc.‘s deal to acquire Frontier Communications was approved Friday by the FCC, just a day after the ...
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Verizon ending DEI initiatives as it seeks U.S. approval for Frontier deal
Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr in February criticised Verizon for its promotion of DEI programmes and said it could be a factor in the Frontier deal. Verizon said in a letter ...