FCC Names Will Holloway Legal Adviser to Carr

Holloway, who previously advised Commissioner Olivia Trusty, joins FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's office as a legal adviser.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Telecommunications

FCC Names Will Holloway Legal Adviser to Carr

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has named Will Holloway as a legal adviser in his office. Holloway most recently served as a legal adviser in the office of Commissioner Olivia Trusty.

Why it matters

The appointment places a lawyer with broadband data and wireless infrastructure experience in the chairman's office at a time when the commission is implementing broadband mapping rules. For U.S. consumers and carriers, staffing decisions in the chairman's office shape how the agency handles connectivity and telecommunications policy.

Holloway served as counsel for the FCC's Broadband Data Task Force and as an attorney adviser in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau focused on broadband mapping and wireless infrastructure. His work supported implementation of the Broadband DATA Act and the commission's Broadband Data Collection, though the announcement gives no numerical metrics.

The players

Brendan Carr

Brendan Carr is the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. agency that regulates interstate and international communications.

Will Holloway

Will Holloway is an FCC attorney with prior experience on broadband data collection and wireless infrastructure policy.

Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission is the independent U.S. government agency that regulates radio, television, wire, satellite and cable communications.

The details

Carr named Holloway to the role in an announcement dated November 9, 2026. Holloway began his FCC career as an honors attorney and earned his law degree from the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Sewanee: The University of the South.

November 9, 2026: Carr announces Holloway's appointment as legal adviser.

Tech Race

Holloway's background in broadband mapping ties directly to the Broadband DATA Act, the 2020 law requiring a national broadband map that the FCC has been building. Adding staff with that implementation experience to the chairman's office signals continued emphasis on the map as federal connectivity policy moves forward.

The appointment itself does not change service, pricing or access for consumers. Its relevance to daily users depends on how the FCC applies broadband mapping and wireless infrastructure rules developed by the staff involved.

The takeaway

Staffing changes in the FCC chairman's office can signal which policy priorities, such as broadband mapping, are receiving continued attention. Readers tracking federal connectivity policy can follow agency announcements for how these areas develop.