Washington, DC - Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, announced that the organization has sent a letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump asking him to appoint Brendan T. Carr to be the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

“Commissioner Carr has been a great partner to the men and women in law enforcement,” Yoes said. “He is known as ‘Mr. 5G’ for his strong advocacy in accelerating the availability of this new technology. He was also one of the leaders on the FCC who helped secure the national license for FirstNet on the 4.9 GHz issue.”

Mr. Carr currently serves as a Commissioner on the FCC and has been with the agency since 2012. He previously served as the agency’s general counsel prior to being nominated and confirmed as a Commissioner in August 2017. He was confirmed again by the Senate for a full five-year term in 2019. Both confirmation votes were unanimous.

“Commissioner Carr has more than 20 years of private and public sector expertise in communications and technology policy as well as a deep institutional knowledge of the FCC,” Yoes said. “He would make an outstanding FCC Chairman who will ensure the United States continues to lead the world in telecommunications advancements and innovations.”