Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has requested his company to research Comcast’s Variety, Fairness, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, reports Newsmax. “Now we have obtained an inquiry from the Federal Communications Fee and might be cooperating with the FCC to reply their questions,” Comcast spokesperson Joelle Terry confirms to The Verge.
In response to Newsmax, Carr mentioned that FCC is searching for 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 assist the fee’s broader efforts to root out invidious types of DEI discrimination throughout the entire sectors the FCC regulates.”
Since taking management of the FCC final month, Carr has threatened to drag broadcast licenses of corporations 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 advised The Verge was a Trump administration “effort to weaponize the ability of the FCC.” Carr was a Trump appointee, and he wrote the Challenge 2025 chapter on how the FCC ought to rein in large corporations.
Along with its cable, wi-fi, and web companies, Comcast owns a swath of broadcasters, together with NBC Common, streaming service Peacock, and lots of others. (Disclosure: Comcast can also be an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s father or mother firm.)