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FCC Chair Accepted $63K in Gifts from Paramount During Deal Approvals
FCC chair Brendan Carr received at least $63,000 in tickets from CBS parent Paramount while the company sought regulatory approval for deals. The gifts, disclosed in financial filings, raise questions about conflicts of interest at the agency overseeing media mergers. Carr has defended the gifts as standard industry practice.
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The story underscores persistent concerns about regulatory capture, but the FCC's own ethics rules may determine whether this is a scandal or business as usual.
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