Brendan Carr doll

All year round the faircast, We’ve tracked many of the strange and problematic actions of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. There was a lot to discuss! Then, this week, before one of our final episodes of the year, Carr He appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee He spent three hours explaining his opinion on his job, the FCC, and the state of communications and online entertainment. It was a lot.

on This episode of vertcastwe begin by dissecting Carr’s testimony, his threats against broadcasters, and the ways in which he uses outdated ideas about content delivery to achieve his political goal. Nilay and David review some of Carr’s most important quotes, explain the history of broadband regulation, and look ahead to how Carr will apply these same tactics to Internet regulation in the coming year.

Also an important note regarding housekeeping: vertcast It will be live at CES! We’ll be at the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, at 3:30pm on Wednesday, January 7th. There will be a podcast, a hangout, and a bowling game. It’s going to be great, and if you’re going to be in Vegas, we’d love to see you there.

Until then, if you want to learn more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, first on Brendan Carr:

And in the broadcast wars:

And in the lightning round: