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FCC Greenlights Verizon’s $20 Billion Acquisition of Frontier Communications
On May 16, the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved Verizon Communications Inc.’s ...
FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge—as long as they end DEI programs
It's shaping up to be a big year for telecom mergers, and it appears the Federal Communications Commission is eager to ...
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FCC Approves Verizon-Frontier Merger After Verizon Backs Down on DEI
After President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January eliminating DEI programs at federal agencies, FCC chair ...
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Verizon ends DEI policies to get FCC's blessing for its $20 billion Frontier deal
Verizon has become the latest big company to end policies around diversity, equity and inclusion, or "DEI," in order to keep ...
FCC Approves Verizon’s $20 Billion Frontier Deal After Telco Committed to Eliminating DEI, Agency’s GOP Chairman Says
After FCC chairman Brendan Carr said Verizon agreed to end its DEI policies, the agency approved the telco's $20 billion deal ...
FCC approves Verizon’s $20 billion merger after it commits to ‘ending’ DEI
Verizon’s $ 20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal ...
Carr’s FCC puts the political squeeze on media mergers
Carr’s FCC puts the political squeeze on media mergers. Would you like your corporate media, cable or broadband internet ...
FCC approves Verizon deal to acquire Frontier after DEI changes
The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it was approving Verizon Communications's $20 billion deal to acquire fiber ...
Trump's FCC Making Disavowal of DEI a Litmus Test for Merger Approvals
Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez criticized Verizon for giving in to Republican Chairman Brendan Carr's demands. "This ...
Verizon Wins FCC Nod for Frontier Deal After Ditching DEI
Verizon Communications Inc. won Federal Communications Commission approval for its $9.6 billion acquisition of Frontier ...
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FCC approves Verizon’s $20bn acquisition of Frontier following DEI u-turn
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Verizon’s proposed $20 billion acquisition of Frontier ...
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Massive telecom merger champions workers in a way Biden admin never could, FCC chair says
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) greenlit Verizon’s $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications on Friday — but only after Chairman Brendan Carr insisted on a slate of […] ...