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On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” which attempts to expand
presidential authority over heretofore independent regulatory agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Independent agencies are
typically delegated authority over a particular subject matter area by Congress via statute. Independent agencies are often delegated jurisdiction over issues,
telecommunications being one of them, that are deemed too technical or complex to be effectively regulated by Congress through specific laws. Unlike
executive agencies, which are overseen by a single agency head appointed by the President, independent agencies are typically led by a commission or
board of multiple members—often with staggered terms and subject to statutory bipartisan membership requirements—who are nominated by the President
and subject to Senate confirmation. In the past, this structure—paired with the President’s limited authority to remove members of the board or the FCC for...
presidential authority over heretofore independent regulatory agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Independent agencies are
typically delegated authority over a particular subject matter area by Congress via statute. Independent agencies are often delegated jurisdiction over issues,
telecommunications being one of them, that are deemed too technical or complex to be effectively regulated by Congress through specific laws. Unlike
executive agencies, which are overseen by a single agency head appointed by the President, independent agencies are typically led by a commission or
board of multiple members—often with staggered terms and subject to statutory bipartisan membership requirements—who are nominated by the President
and subject to Senate confirmation. In the past, this structure—paired with the President’s limited authority to remove members of the board or the FCC for...