Anna Gomez

Chair Brendan Carr said the agency will vote on previously developed items, while member Anna Gomez criticized the regulator for forcing votes on items during a shutdown

Acknowledging the role of ATSC 3.0 in shoring up broadcasters financially, changing ownership regulations raises policy questions, the Democratic commissioner says

She called ABC’s decision a “cowardly corporate capitulation” to threats from the FCC to suspend broadcast licenses that have no legal basis in “facts or the law”

The network made the move after FCC Chair Carr attacked the late night show for "sick" comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk and threatened licenses of stations who aired it

In a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, FCC chair Brendan Carr expressed concerns that NBC and other networks are attempting ‘to extract onerous financial and operational concessions from local broadcast TV stations’

The regulator highlighted Skydance’s commitment to end DEI, provide “unbiased” news coverage and invest in "localism"

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During meetings in California, Democratic commissioner stressed the importance of independent journalism and press freedom

REGULATORY & STANDARDS ‘We cannot play politics with public safety,’ Democratic commissioner says

Once he leaves, the FCC can’t take official actions until the Senate confirms a new commissioner