President-elect Donald Trump has chosen a familiar face as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission: Brendan Carr, the agency's senior Republican commissioner. The appointment of Carr,

Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration's telecom policies and Big Tech, is currently the top Republican on the FCC.

Why it matters: Trump's pick of Carr signals the start of a conservative chapter for the independent agency. In recent days, the commissioner, who is a staunch proponent of deregulating legacy industries, has vowed to "dismantle the censorship cartel."

Brendan Carr, currently a senior GOP commissioner, is a longtime opponent of net neutrality regulation and wants to curb content moderation by social platforms.

President-elect Trump is tapping Brendan Carr of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to chair the agency. Trump said he first nominated Carr to the FCC in 2017 and he was confirmed

President-elect Donald Trump has named the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broa

Carr can immediately assume control once Trump enters office in January since he is already on the commission. Carr was unanimously confirmed to a new five-year term last year and

President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said in a statement on Sunday. Carr is currently the top Republican on the FCC, an independent agency which regulates interstate and international communications.

Carr has vowed to take on “censorship” by Big Tech companies in Project 2025, which laid out a conservative agenda for Donald Trump’s second term.

Brendan Carr, a co-author of the contentious Project 2025 political manifesto, has accused major social media platforms of operating a 'censorship cartel.'

An FCC veteran who has praised Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Brendan Carr has outlined plans to remove regulations conservatives consider overbearing or outdated.