Carr advocates greater control over social media by federal regulators, despite a reputation for supporting free speech.

WASHINGTON —FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the agency has launched a massive, new deregulatory initiative that could potentially subject virtually all of the agency’s existing regulations to review, including broadcast ownership caps.

Dozens of pages of emails reveal how Brendan Carr, the FCC’s Republican chairman and close confidante of President Trump, was cleared by ethics officials to write a chapter in the 922-page manifesto when he was a commissioner.

The Federal Communications Commission announced a new effort to reverse regulations on the tech, media, and telecommunications industries. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced Wednesday that the agency has launched a new large-scale deregulatory initiative.

The agency formally opened up a process to receive public comment on which of its regulations need updating and which rules should be deleted entirely. This article, FCC begins first phase of deregulation efforts,

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning a new effort to roll back regulations on the tech, media and telecommunications industries, the department announced Wednesday. The FCC said it is seeking public comment on “every rule,