Verizon US FCC clearance shows how culture war shapes Trump merger reviews
By Ilana Kowarski ( May 16, 2025, 23:34 GMT | Comment) -- Telecom giant Verizon Communications’ proposed $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications was cleared today by the US Federal Communications Commission after a lengthy review. The FCC published its official order approving the Verizon-Frontier deal one day after Verizon sent letters to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr making concessions on culture war topics that President Donald Trump has been hyper-focused on as a politician: affirmative action, economic mobility for manual workers without college degrees and illegal immigration.Telecom giant Verizon Communications’ proposed $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications was cleared today by the US Federal Communications Commission after a lengthy review. The FCC published its official order (see here) approving the Verizon-Frontier deal one day after Verizon sent letters to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr making concessions on culture war topics that President Donald Trump has been hyper-focused on as a politician, including affirmative action, economic mobility for manual workers without college degrees and illegal immigration....
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