SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The Federal Communications Commission Chairman will announce his policy plans during a speech Wednesday in Sioux Falls.
According to a news release, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr will outline his “Build America” agenda for the FCC. Carr, who had served as a FCC commissioner since 2017, was appointed FCC chairman by President Donald Trump in January.
Carr will hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the VIKOR Headquarters in Sioux Falls. KELOLAND News will livestream the news conference online and on KELOLAND+.
Carr said in a news release he’s holding his first policy agenda speech in Sioux Falls because that’s where he “first put on a hardhat and harness to climb a tower.”
“As FCC Chairman, I want to make it easier for America’s telecom crews and tower techs to build out new networks and modern infrastructure,” Carr said in a news release. “The Build America agenda sets the guideposts that the agency will use to do exactly that—unleashing more investment and innovation, putting more shovels in dirt, and increasing connectivity for Americans in communities all across the country. In other words: it’s time to build.”
VIKOR, founded in 1989, is a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure in more than 30 states.
Carr was also in Sioux Falls in 2022, highlighting 5G cell towers being installed in downtown Sioux Falls.
