— Ajit Pai (@AjitPai) November 18, 2024 Carr previously outlined his vision for the agency in a chapter written for the controversial “Project 2025” agenda—a proposed conservative policy slate produced by the Heritage Foundation that Trump repeatedly disowned on the campaign trail. Much of Carr’s contribution involves strategies to reign in Big Tech companies and reinterpret Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—the provision that shields internet providers or platforms from lawsuits for hosting third party content. Carr also wrote that the agency should expand rural broadband access, as well as work to promote internet access through low-earth satellite technology—including SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper. Carr previously spoke out after the FCC withdrew $885 million in rural broadband subsidies for Starlink, accusing the Democratic administration of giving “federal agencies a greenlight to go after” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk after his purchase of Twitter in 2022. He is also an outspoken opponent of net neutrality, the principle that “prohibits internet service providers from blocking, throttling, or engaging in paid prioritization of lawful content,” according to the FCC. Former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the chairman during Trump’s first term in office who led the agency’s campaign to roll back net neutrality, applauded Carr’s appointment on Sunday. “He was a brilliant advisor and General Counsel and has been a superb Commissioner, and I’m confident he will be a great FCC Chairman,” Pai said in a post on X shortly after the appointment was announced. In his own response to the nomination, Carr promised to “dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” Zachary Folk