Trump Urged EchoStar, FCC Chair to Cut a Deal on Spectrum -Bloomberg

Trump urged EchoStar, FCC chair to cut a deal on spectrum -Bloomberg

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump urged EchoStar Corp Chairman Charlie Ergen and Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to reach a deal over the fate of the company's wireless spectrum licenses, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

EchoStar rallies as Trump intervenes to resolve spat with FCC

Thune Moves to Provide FCC's Carr with GOP Majority – Trusty Confirmation Possible by Wednesday

💡◾ House Votes to Kill NPR/PBS Funds ◾ Consultant Likes Altafiber’s Social Contract ◾ Shapiro Threatens NAB on AM Radio ◾ Is Anna Gomez Packing a Simington Grudge? ◾ Starlink’s Zero Down Ending June 25FCC: Things are about to get more interesting at the FCC under Chairman Brendan Carr. Last night, Senate Majority Leader John Thune took the first procedural step toward confirming Olivia Trusty as a Republican FCC Commissioner. Trusty’s confirmat…

Vote Coming As GOP Scrambles To Get Olivia Trusty On FCC

The shock resignation of Nathan Simington has intensified Republican efforts in Washington to confirm Trump nominee Olivia Trusty to the FCC, where Chairman Brendan Carr has been left in the lurch to preside over a quorum-less Commission.