Verizon Ends DEI Initiatives Amidst FCC Review and Frontier Deal

Verizon is stopping its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

This change comes after the U.S. government started looking into these programs and as Verizon tries to get approval to buy Frontier Communications.

The government official in charge of the FCC, Brendan Carr, had criticized Verizon's DEI efforts.

Verizon will remove its DEI website and stop using DEI in employee training, hiring, and other areas.

They will no longer aim for specific diversity goals in their workforce.

This decision was made because some DEI policies could be seen as discriminatory.

The government official, Carr, is happy with the changes.

Verizon needs approval from the FCC for its purchase of Frontier.