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FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge–as long as they end DEI programs

Verizon got FCC approval after ending DEI. Now Charter and Cox plan to merge.

It's shaping up to be a big year for telecom mergers, and it appears the Federal Communications Commission is eager to approve the deals—as long as companies involved drop any DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies criticized by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. Verizon states it is modifying its practices, including its leadership structure, training, corporate sponsorships, supplier selection, hiring, career development resources, and public and internal messaging, and has also committed to applying these changes to Frontier following the close of the proposed Transaction. In last week's letter agreeing to end DEI practices, Verizon General Counsel Vandana Venkatesh wrote, "we recognize that the regulatory and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion ('DEI') has changed.

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