FOP Asks on President-elect Trump to Choose Carr as Next FCC Chair!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police,  announced that the organization has sent a letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump asking him to  appoint Brendan T. Carr to be the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. 

“Commissioner Carr has been a great partner to the men and women in law enforcement,” Yoes  said. “He is known as ‘Mr. 5G’ for his strong advocacy in accelerating the availability of this new  technology. He was also one of the leaders on the FCC who helped secure the national license for  FirstNet on the 4.9 GHz issue.” 

Mr. Carr currently serves as a Commissioner on the FCC and has been with the agency since  2012. He previously served as the agency’s general counsel prior to being nominated and  confirmed as a Commissioner in August 2017. He was confirmed again by the Senate for a full  five-year term in 2019. Both confirmation votes were unanimous. 

“Commissioner Carr has more than 20 years of private and public sector expertise in  communications and technology policy as well as a deep institutional knowledge of the FCC,” Yoes  said. “He would make an outstanding FCC Chairman who will ensure the United States continues  to lead the world in telecommunications advancements and innovations.” 

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Founded in 1915, the Fraternal Order of Police is the largest law enforcement labor organization in the United States,  with more than 377,000 members. With national offices in Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., the FOP is  committed to improving the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those served through  education, legislation, information, community involvement, and employee representation. Please visit  https://www.fop.net for more information.

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