- The FCC is seeking advice from the public on what rules it should axe.
- The agency in charge of communications law says it wants to remove “unnecessary regulatory burdens.”
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr has previously promised to go after big media companies.
President Donald Trump’s FCC chair wants you to weigh in on what rules the agency should “delete, delete, delete.”
FCC Chair Brendan Carr on Wednesday announced a notice titled “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” which asks the public to submit recommendations for what “unnecessary” regulations the agency should eliminate to fulfill Trump’s agenda.
The notice references one of Trump’s recent executive orders, called “Unleashing prosperity through deregulation,” which directs federal agencies to identify 10 regulations that should be phased out for every one new regulation it proposes.
The FCC notice asks for comments on regulations that, for example, have greater costs than benefits, create barriers to entry, impose unequal costs on large and small businesses, are outdated, or “unfairly disadvantage” American businesses.
“We also invite more general comment on rules that should be considered for elimination on other grounds,” the notice reads. “Submissions should identify with as much detail and specificity as possible the rule or rules that the commenting party believes should be repealed (or modified) and the rationale for their recommended action.”
Though the independent agency — which is in charge of regulating and enforcing communications law — is supposed to be overseen by Congress and protected from direct White House control, Trump signed an executive order in February seeking to expand his power over it and other independent agencies.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the Administration is unleashing a new wave of economic opportunity by ending the regulatory onslaught from Washington,” Carr said in a statement shared on X. “For too long, administrative agencies have added new regulatory requirements in excess of their authority or kept lawful regulations in place long after their shelf life had expired.”
Carr, who previously served as an FCC commissioner before Trump appointed him as chairman in January, recently said he’s investigating Comcast over its embrace of DEI, after promising last fall to go after big media companies.
Carr has also been a vocal defender of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his companies.
