Verizon Ends All DEI Programs in Win for Trump's FCC

Verizon Communications will end all of its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs "effective immediately," the telecom giant told the Federal Communications Commission this week.

In a letter to FCC chairman Brendan Carr, a Verizon attorney said the company will remove references to DEI from its leadership structure, job functions, and training materials. Verizon, the country’s second-largest phone and Internet provider, will also remove diversity metrics aimed at increasing its female and minority workforce from its bonus and incentive program for company executives.

"Verizon is changing its HR structure and will no longer have a team or any individual roles focused on DEI," said Verizon general counsel Vandana Venkatesh. "Verizon is making these changes to its practices not just in name or in the way they are described, but in substance."

"These changes are effective immediately," said Venkatesh. Carr called the decision a "good step forward for equal opportunity, nondiscrimination, and the public interest."

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