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Trump taps Brendan Carr for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said in a statement on Sunday.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brendan Carr answers questions during an oversight hearing held by the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in Washington, U.S. June 24, 2020. Jonathan Newton/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo

Carr is currently the top Republican on the FCC (BME:FCC), an independent agency which regulates interstate and international communications.

He has been a supporter of Elon Musk’s efforts to win subsidies for broadband internet service and criticized NBC for letting Vice President Kamala Harris appear on “Saturday Night Live” just before the election.

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