FCC Chair Brendan Carr Tells DISH Network To Nix DEI Policies Or Face The Music

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr warned satellite television company DISH Network L.L.C. (“DISH”) that noncompliance with the agency’s directive to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies could potentially warrant investigation, during a Thursday open meeting at FCC Headquarters.

Carr made his warning after watchdog group Consumers’ Research uncovered a number of ideologically-driven programs at DISH, including “mandatory ideological training, promotion of gender ideology to kids, and climate activism in corporate culture,” according to a Wednesday letter the group sent to Carr and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

“One of the things we’ve been very clear on here at the FCC from day one is ending the promotion of invidious forms of DEI discrimination,” Carr said in response to a question asked by the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “I did that effectively on day one following an executive order from President Trump that ended the FCC’s own promotion .”

“I’ve also been very clear to regulated entities that they should be ending their own promotion of invidious forms of DEI and discrimination,” he continued. “We have launched investigations before. We’ve sent a letter to Comcast on their issues. We’ve sent a letter to Verizon on theirs, and our engagement with different companies have proven to be successful in making sure that they’re complying with our EEOs .”

“Whether it’s DISH or anyone else, we would expect them to come into compliance with the FCC’s approach on this,” Carr added.

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Consumers’ Research had found that DISH held mandatory employee training titled “