Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez criticized Verizon for giving in to Republican Chairman Brendan Carr's demands. "This shameful," she wrote on X. "Capitulation breeds capitulation."

The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it was approving Verizon Communications's $20 billion deal to acquire fiber-optic internet providers Frontier Communications after the largest U.S. telecom company agreed to end its diversity,

After FCC chairman Brendan Carr said Verizon agreed to end its DEI policies, the agency approved the telco's $20 billion deal to acquire Frontier.