The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it was approving Verizon Communications's $20 billion deal to acquire fiber-optic internet providers Frontier Communications after the largest U.S. telecom company agreed to end its diversity,

Verizon is the latest company to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs since President Donald Trump took office.

Verizon Communications Inc. won Federal Communications Commission approval for its $9.6-billion acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent Inc. after agreeing to agency demands to pare back diversity initiatives in line with President Donald Trump’s policies.