FCC chair asks the public to list every regulation he should remove
Published on: 2025-06-20 12:54:13
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Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr is asking the public to help him identify “unnecessary” regulations created by the agency so that he can eliminate them.
Carr announced “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete” on Wednesday, in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders seeking to remove regulations across the government. One order that the FCC cited in its announcement calls for agencies to identify 10 regulations to repeal for every one they propose. Carr has so far made himself one of Trump’s most loyal lieutenants, taking up his preferred policies and investigating media and tech companies Trump has long battled.
“For too long, administrative agencies have added new regulatory requirements in excess of their authority or kept lawful regulations
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