FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is concerned that diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Comcast and NBCUniversal fostered discrimination, which is forbidden under FCC rules and federal laws.

Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr told NBC News-parent Comcast it is opening a probe into the company's promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

The Verge reported Wednesday that Carr asked his own agency to investigate Comcast’s DEI practices, though commissioner Anna Gomez told Gizmodo the action was taken unilaterally without the rest of the commission consenting.