FCC chairman climbs 200-foot Nexstar tower, lays out policy agenda

FCC Head Pitches Sweeping Agenda to Deregulate and Modernize US Tech Infrastructure

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr announced a sweeping new policy initiative aimed at deregulation and modernization of the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure. In a 20-minute speech at a Vikor Teleconstruction facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on July 2, Carr announced a new regulatory framework he called the Build America Agenda that will guide the agency in the coming years. That plan, he said, is focused o…

Wearing a ‘Make Towers Great Again’ hat, FCC chairman unveils ‘Build America Agenda’ in South Dakota

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr wears a "Make Towers Great Again" hat during an event to announce his "Build America Agenda" on July 2, 2025, in Sioux Falls. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)SIOUX FALLS — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr picked South Dakota as the place to unveil what he called a “Build America Agenda,” aimed at cutting regulations and revitalizing the telecommunications indus…

FCC chairman climbs 200-foot Nexstar tower, lays out policy agenda

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission visited Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Wednesday, promoting his "Build America" agenda for the FCC. Chairman Brendan Carr first stopped by the KELOLAND Media Group studio. KELO is a sister station of this news organization. Along with touring the station, Carr went hundreds of feet in the air.  “As FCC Chairman, I want to make it easier for America’s telecom crews and…

FCC Chair Carr Lays Out Infrastructure Policy Agenda

‘Build America Agenda’ event in South Dakota was his first major policy speech

Carr Unveils 'A Build Agenda for America’ - Inside Towers

In his first major policy address as head of the Commission, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr spoke at the VIKOR Training Center in Sioux Falls, SD yesterday, where he first learned to climb a tower. “It’s time to build,” Carr said as he outlined a policy agenda that he hopes makes the jobs of tower workers “just a little bit easier.” Carr said his vision for the FCC’s “Build America Agenda” will focus on several objectives, including “unleashing” high…

Carr Unveils 'Build America' Agenda, With ‘Delete’ As Cornerstone

Speaking in Sioux Falls, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr formally launched his Build America Agenda, and central to that is what he’s calling the largest deregulatory effort in agency history - best known to the broadcast industry as "Delete, Delete, Delete."