Brendan Carr (FCC)
Brendan Carr is an attorney who serves as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, a federal agency that regulates radio and television broadcasting, cable television, satellite and some broadband-based services in the United States.
Carr was appointed to the FCC as a Commissioner in 2017 by President Donald Trump during his first term in office; he was confirmed to a consecutive 6-year term as Commissioner in 2023 by former President Joe Biden, and appointed to the role of Chairman by Trump during his second term in office in January 2025.
Prior to his government work, Carr was an attorney at the law firm Wiley Rein, where he practiced on telecommunications-related litigation.
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