Pushing for Transparency and Accountability at the FCC
We’re using FOIA requests to uncover and challenge the growing influence of Elon Musk over federal regulatory agencies. In collaboration with journalist Nina Burleigh, Frequency Forward is seeking information about how Musk’s dual role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency and CEO of federally regulated companies like SpaceX and Starlink is creating unmanageable conflicts of interest within the FCC.
On April 24, 2025 Frequency Forward filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking that the Court order the FCC to produce the documents Frequency Forward requested after the agency failed to respond under FOIA in a timely manner.
The character of broadcast licensees matters, and broadcasting news over the public airwaves is a public trust. We are petitioning to block Sinclair’s broadcast license transfers for five stations and calling for an FCC hearing into the company’s repeated use of shell companies to evade media ownership rules. Our goal is to ensure that broadcast licenses are reserved for companies that operate with honesty and integrity, not those that mislead regulators and consolidate power at the public’s expense.
On April 14, 2025, Frequency Forward filed a Petition to Deny with the FCC, requesting a hearing to determine whether Sinclair’s senior leadership meets the agency’s character qualifications that are necessary to hold a broadcast license.
Frequency Forward is a public-interest organization and consumer advocacy watchdog dedicated to promoting greater transparency and accountability at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Our mission is to ensure the agency serves all Americans and is not beholden to entrenched corporate power.
By leveraging legal expertise and strategic media engagement, we will shine a spotlight on critical issues shaping the media, telecommunications, and broadband policy landscape. We achieve this by actively engaging in the FCC’s regulatory process and educating the media and consumers when the agency prioritizes corporate interests over the broader public good.
Frequency Forward also intends to play an important role as a watchdog, exposing undue industry influence through investigative initiatives, including Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Our Mission: Frequency Forward is a public interest watchdog dedicated to promoting transparency and accountability at the FCC.
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