Gomez issued a scathing statement of dissent following the FCC's approval of the Paramount and Skydance Media merger on Thursday, noting the agency's control over "newsroom decisions and editorial judgment" at Paramount-owned news organizations marks a "direct violation of the first amendment.

Despite this regrettable outcome, this Administration is not done with its assault on the First Amendment. In fact, it may only be beginning," Anna M. Gomez said.

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Verizon recently requested that the FCC change its 60 day unlock policy. Now several companies have weighed in, including Dish.

Skydance Media has made additional promises to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global.

Verizon management remains confident the telecom giant will close its pending $20 billion acquisition of fiber provider Frontier Communications early next year, a deal that has run into some recent state regulatory hurdles.

Skydance separately promised to appoint a CBS News ombudsman to 'promote transparency and increased accountability' at CBS News. Skydance CEO David Ellison also has met with center-right journalist Bari Weiss.

With Verizon seeking permission to lock phones to its network for six months or longer instead of the current 60 days, a coalition of advocacy groups yesterday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject the cellular carrier's petition.

When Verizon purchased licenses to use 700MHz spectrum in 2008 and acquired TracFone in 2021, it was forced to adhere to a rule that requires it to automatically unlock a phone it sells to a customer after 60 days, which gives that customer the ability to use that device on another phone carrier's network.