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November 18, 2024

Trump Taps FCC's Brendan Carr, One of Project 2025's Authors, to Chair Communications Agency
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In other transition news, Trump has picked Federal Communications
Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency. Carr wrote the Project
2025 chapter on the FCC for the Heritage Foundation. He is a critic of
Big Tech who is expected to roll back many Biden-era policies, including
net neutrality protections. Carr has served on the FCC since 2017.


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