United States President elect Donald Trump on sunday named commissioner Brendan Carr as the chairman of Federal Communications Commision.
FCC regulates interstate and international communications in all 50 states, the district of Columbia and US territories. An independent US government agency overseen by Congress, the commission is the federal agency responsible for implementing and enforcing US communications law and regulations.
In a statement issued on sunday, Trump said, “I am pleased to announce that Commissioner Brendan Carr will be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Commissioner Carr currently serves as the senior Republican on the FCC. Before that, he was the FCC’s General Counsel. I first nominated Commissioner Carr to the FCC in 2017 and he has been confirmed unanimously by the US Senate three times.”
The statement by trump further called Carr is a “Warrior for Free Speech” and has fought against the regulatory lawfare that has stifled American’s freedoms and held back our economy. He will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America. Congratulations to chairman Brendan Carr on a job well done. Lead us a great future, Brendan” the statement added.
Notably, Carr has served at the FCC since 2012, including as an Advisor to then FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai. Earlier in his career, Commissioner Carr worked as an attorney specialising in Appellate, Litigation and Regulatory matters.
Previously, Commissioner Carr clerked on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for Judge Dennis Shedd. After attending Georgetown University of America’s Columbus School of Law where he served as an Editor of the Catholic University Law review.