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February 12, 2026
adding critical guardrails to protect federal spectrum operations and national security It directs the FCC to define what constitutes a complete application establish the qualifications an applicant must meet...which projects require full review versus those eligible for expedited deemed granted treatment The FCC cannot ignore real interference issues said Sen Cantwell I m glad we were able to come to an agreement...can compete aggressively But no language that allows the FCC to ignore objections and let applications be approved by default is in the bill The FCC must tell the numerous partners who care about interference...
February 10, 2026
Nexstar and Tegna and what that merger would mean for communities across America if approved by the FCC If the Nexstar Tegna deal goes through a single company will control 265 stations capable of reaching...
February 3, 2026
In November Sen Cantwell wrote to Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairman Brendan Carr strongly opposing an effort by the FCC s Republican majority to roll back rules put in place after the Salt...Salt Typhoon hack to better protect U S data networks from future attacks Two days later the FCC voted along party lines to rescind the rules leaving the nation s telecommunications networks more at risk...
December 17, 2025
YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Sen Cantwell Brendan Carr s FCC is Hurting Consumers Doing Nothing about Rising Costs for TV Cellphone and Broadband Services December...Commission FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is failing to address the crisis at an FCC oversight hearing that also included Commissioners Olivia Trusty and Anna Gomez Sen Cantwell made clear that the FCC is enabling...Chairman of the FCC and the FCC doing to bring down costs for consumers said Sen Cantwell The American people deserve an FCC that protects them from hidden fees and promotes affordability The FCC though is in...
December 17, 2025
Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Ranking Member Cantwell Opening Statement at Hearing with FCC Chair Carr December 17 2025 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Maria Cantwell Ranking Member of the Senate...Communications Commission FCC Chair Brendan Carr Sen Cantwell Thank you Mr Chairman thank you for convening this important oversight hearing and I thank our witnesses for being here The FCC independence is central...the Chairman of the FCC and the FCC doing to bring down costs for consumers The American people deserve an FCC that protects them from hidden fees and promotes affordability The FCC though is in my mind...
December 17, 2025
Press Releases Print Ahead of Hearing New Report Shows the High Cost to Consumers of Brendan Carr s FCC December 17 2025 Carr implementing policies pushing households toward higher monthly bills fewer options...American consumers of policies being pushed and actions taken by the Federal Communications Commission FCC under Brendan Carr s leadership Americans are facing an affordability crisis the report says Household...Up U S consumers pay the second highest price for wireless service among 26 advanced economies The FCC is reducing competition by forcing Dish to abandon its nationwide network effectively eliminating a...
December 2, 2025
Following Salt Typhoon Hack December 2 2025 Cantwell Criticizes Telecom Companies for Lax Security and FCC Chairman Carr for Letting Telecoms Off the Hook VIDEO WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash...20th FCC vote led by Chairman Brendan Carr to roll back rules put in place after the Salt Typhoon hack to better protect U S data networks from future attacks Rescinding the rule undermines the FCC s ability...ability to hold carriers accountable for protecting critical communications infrastructure and the FCC is now relying on collaboration with carriers who failed to detect the hacks and who have not provided...
November 18, 2025
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Slams Efforts by Brendan Carr s FCC to Roll Back Network Protection Rules Put in Place After Salt Typhoon Hacks November 18 2025 I am concerned...and Transportation today wrote to Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairman Brendan Carr strongly opposing an effort by the FCC s Republican majority to roll back rules put in place after last year...of the statute in line with current network realities This step was one of the first updates to the FCC s implementation of CALEA in decades and a commonsense acknowledgement that providers are responsible...
October 30, 2025
Warns of Dangers of AI and Politically Driven Media Consolidation to Independent Journalism Demands FCC Chair Brendan Carr Appear Before Committee to Answer for His Threats to Free Speech and a Free Press...today s hearing on government censorship Sen Cantwell called out the failure of Chair Cruz to bring FCC Chair Brendan Carr before the Committee despite Carr s use of regulatory threats to try to silence...transactions by the Trump Administration as proof of political influence on media mergers Just this year FCC Chairman Carr approved Skydance s 8 billion acquisition of Paramount but only after Paramount paid...
October 29, 2025
second Republican hearing on government attacks on the First Amendment featuring anyone but key witness FCC s Brendan Carr VIDEO WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Maria Cantwell Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce...of Republican hearings allegedly focused on government censorship and the First Amendment Despite FCC Chairman Brendan Carr s blatant use of regulatory threats against ABC and its affiliates if they didn...say a handful of opaque algorithms are controlling the majority of discussion online Just this year FCC Chairman Carr approved Skydance s 8 billion acquisition of Paramount but only after Paramount paid...
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