Today, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the appointment of Hunter Deeley as Chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau. Hunter has served as Chief of Staff and Deputy Bureau Chief in the Enforcement Bureau.
Hunter Deeley, Chief, FCC’s Enforcement Bureau. As part of the Enforcement Bureau team, Hunter supervised all enforcement matters that directly or indirectly implicate national security risks while coordinating closely with law enforcement and Intelligence Community partners throughout the U.S. Government. Prior to joining the FCC, Hunter was at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served in the National Security Division’s Foreign Investment Review Section handling matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and Team Telecom. During that time, he received multiple Assistant Attorney General Awards for Excellence for his work. He also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where he was assigned to the General Crimes Section (Superior Court Division) and National Security Section (Criminal Division). Hunter is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the American University Washington College of Law.
The Enforcement Bureau is primarily responsible for ensuring regulated entities comply with the Communications Act, its implementing regulations, and various licensing terms and conditions. The Bureau conducts nonpublic investigations in a number of areas including consumer protection, national security, emergency services, and targeting fraud in critical FCC funded and administered programs, among other regulatory matters.
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