As expected, Trump has appointed Brendan Carr to be the next leader of the FCC. With current FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel confirming she will resign in January 2025, six months before the end of her term, changes will be coming much sooner than expected at the US government agency. Carr, a former aide to ex-Chair Ajit Pai, has been a vehement critic of net neutrality, big tech, TikTok, and—ironically for the new boss of the US communications regulator—regulation. The return of a deregulatory-leaning FCC is being celebrated by stakeholders in the US broadcast industry, namely those involved with ATSC 3.0, considering that the FCC’s ownership rules have been criticized for restricting the roll-out of the country’s hybrid NextGen TV revolution.…