FCC to get Republican majority and plans to “delete” as many rules as possible
Geoffrey Starks to leave FCC as new chair pushes "Delete, Delete, Delete" plan.
Commissioner Geoffrey Starks will resign from the Federal Communications Commission this spring, he announced today. Starks' exit will give Chairman Brendan Carr a Republican majority, as the FCC has had two Democrats and two Republicans since the January resignation of former Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
"Today I sent a letter to the President and Leader Schumer indicating that I intend to resign my seat as a Commissioner this spring," said Starks, a Democrat who has been an FCC commissioner for over six years. "Serving the American people as a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission has been the honor of my life... Over the next few weeks, I look forward to working with the chairman and my fellow Commissioners, and all FCC staff, to further the mission of the agency."
Even with a 2-2 deadlock, Carr has gotten to work on some of his priorities, such as investigating news stations accused of bias against President Donald Trump and dropping a Biden-era proposal to increase regulation of broadband providers.
