FCC chairman defends actions against ABC, says broadcasters must operate ‘in the public interest’

On Friday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr defended the agency's recent regulatory actions directed at the television network ABC. Speaking publicly, Carr asserted that commercial broadcasters maintain a fundamental legal and civic obligation to operate in the public interest.

Carr stated that the FCC's current measures are specifically intended to restore this public interest standard to broadcast media operations. The regulatory focus targets ABC's adherence to these established obligations, though specific details regarding the actions taken against the network were not elaborated in the provided texts.