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01/03/2017
FCC's 5 biggest battles for Trump's first year
Republicans are poised to take control of the Federal Communications Commission and the agency is bracing for a shake-up.
Under Democratic Chairman Tom Wheeler, the FCC pursued an ambitious agenda, capped by its controversial net neutrality rules. But after Donald Trump's election, Republicans demanded that Wheeler halt his work on any controversial items.
Wheeler will step down in 2017 and control is tilting to the agency's Republican commissions after Dem Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel failed to be reconfirmed.
It's unclear who Trump will tap for the new chairman, but his transition team has been staffed with vocal critics of the net neutrality rule and other Wheeler initiatives.
Republicans are already laying the groundwork for rolling back many of the FCC's signature policy measures under President Obama, and pushing their own priorities.
Here are 5 looming fights for the agency in Trump's first year:
