FCC may stymie M&A for companies with DEI policies

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is preparing the agency to block mergers and acquisitions for companies with diversity, equity and inclusion policies, according to Bloomberg.

In a March 21 interview, Mr. Carr told companies looking for FCC approval to end “invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” Using merger and acquisition reviews to halt DEI initiatives is a new tactic, according to the report. Many of the large communications companies, including Paramount and AT&T, have revised or discontinued DEI programs since President Donald Trump’s executive orders directed federal agencies to end DEI initiatives.

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