The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau approved Verizon’s $20 billion acquisition of Frontier on Friday, the FCC said in a May 16 statement.
“Verizon has also committed to ending DEI-related practices as specified in the FCC’s record and has reaffirmed the merged entity’s commitment to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination,” the agency said.
“This will ensure that the combined business will enact policies and practices consistent with the law and the public interest.”
The FCC approval comes a day after Verizon said in a letter to agency Chairman Brendan Carr that the company eliminated DEI-specific roles and removed diversity references from employee training and marketing….