President Trump has signed an order that designates Commissioner Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
The designation will not require approval by the Senate, as Carr is already into his third term as a Commissioner.
In a statement, Carr said: “I am deeply grateful to President Trump and honored by his decision to designate me as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. I have had the privilege of working at the FCC for over a dozen years now, including serving previously as the agency’s General Counsel, and I am humbled by the opportunity to lead the FCC.
“The FCC has important work ahead – on issues ranging from tech and media regulation to unleashing new opportunities for jobs and growth through agency actions on spectrum, infrastructure, and the space economy. We will also advance America’s national security interests and protect consumers.
Carr has previously wrote in the FCC chapter of Project 2025 about TikTok’s threat to national security, a requirement for platforms to disclose how they prioritise content, and perhaps most controversially suggested the FCC be given the power to revoke licences from broadcasters who stray from equal time rules during political campaigns. Trump has previously distanced himself from Project 2025 – a “wish list” for a second Trump presidency by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Carr joined the FCC in 2012 and became a Commissioner since 2017. He was previously an attorney at Wiley Rein LLP.
