FCC Opens Investigation Into Comcast and NBCUniversal DEI Practices -- Carr Targets Diversity Programs at Media Giants (2025-02-25)
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr directs the Enforcement Bureau to open an investigation into the DEI practices of Comcast and NBCUniversal. The probe examines whether the companies' diversity, equity, and inclusion policies violate FCC prohibitions on discrimination, despite DEI programs falling outside the agency's traditional regulatory remit.
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