Trump nominates tech critic Brendan Carr as US FCC chairman.

Donald Trump, the elected President of the United States, has chosen Brendan Carr to serve as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Carr openly criticized big tech, federal broadband infrastructure financing, and so-called political bias. Carr, currently a senior Republican at the FCC, wrote a chapter on telecom regulatory agencies in a 2025 project planning document, stating that the agency must control large tech companies. Trump declared, "Carr is a fighter for freedom of speech, he has been battling regulatory laws that stifle Americans' freedom. He will end regulatory hits that put American job creators and innovators in a bind, and ensure that the FCC provides service for rural America." In a recent letter to the CEO's of Meta, Alphabet, Apple Inc., and Microsoft Corporation, Carr stated that these companies "played a central role in stifling voices exercising their first amendment rights." Carr also criticized the FCC's decision not to restore nearly $900 million in subsidies to Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink, claiming that the Biden administration has not implemented its $424.5 billion plan to expand high-speed internet access (especially in rural areas). He also opposed the FCC's decision to restore net neutrality rules, and pledged to stop the FCC's efforts to promote diversity, fairness, and inclusivity starting next year.