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Trump Has Threatened Broadcast Licenses. Here’s How They Work.

The Federal Communications Commission gives out licenses to TV stations to broadcast over radio frequencies and approves major telecom and media deals.

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Brendan Carr, center, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, at a public hearing in February.
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Federal Appeals Court Reinstates an F.T.C. Commissioner Fired by Trump

The court said the commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, had been illegally terminated “without cause.”

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday reinstated Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission, saying she had been fired without cause.
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