The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has joined a growing list of federal agencies engaging in the "regulatory harassment" of businessman Elon Musk, according to a senior Republican with the agency.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr made the claim in a dissenting statement published on Dec. 12 after the FCC reaffirmed a previous decision not to award SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in subsidies aimed at bringing broadband internet to underserved rural areas in the United States.
Mr. Musk's Starlink operates a network of satellites providing broadband internet access throughout the world.
"Last year, after Elon Musk acquired Twitter and used it to voice his own political and ideological views without a filter, President [Joe] Biden gave federal agencies a green light to go after him," Mr. Carr began his statement.
The FCC commissioner went on to reference a White House press conference in November last year during which President Biden told reporters that Mr. Musk’s relationships with other countries are "worthy of being looked at."
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FCC Commissioner Says Agency Engaging in ‘Regulatory Harassment’ of Elon Musk
- by: Katabella Roberts
- 2023-12-13
- Source:
The Epoch Times
- 12/13/2023
