Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has asked his agency to launch an investigation into Comcast’s DEI policies – setting off an alarm bell for other media conglomerates with diversity programs.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has launched an investigation of Comcast’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, claiming that the programs may violate equal employment opportunity laws. A Comcast spokesperson said,

Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has asked his agency to investigate Comcast’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, reports Newsmax. “We have received an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission and will be cooperating with the FCC to answer their questions,” Comcast spokesperson Joelle Terry confirms to The Verge.

FCC chairman Brendan Carr has opened an investigation into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices at Comcast and NBCUniversal.

The media conglomerate acknowledged that it received a letter from Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr. The Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the media and entertainment sector has turned its attention on Comcast.