A group of prominent former Federal Communications Commission officials, including key staffers and commissioners appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents, has publicly criticized the FCC and its current chairman, Brendan Carr. The officials slammed the agency over its highly unusual early review of broadcast spectrum licenses for eight television stations owned by ABC and its parent company, Disney.
The former officials urged the agency to reject petitions aimed at denying the renewal of the broadcast licenses. They characterized the regulatory review as a campaign to censor the speech of Disney and ABC, warning that the agency's actions are sending a chilling message across the media landscape.
The critics strongly condemned the regulatory process, labeling the current proceedings as an assault on free speech disguised as standard agency procedure.
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