White House Seen as Introducing Uncertainty, Cutting Regulations

DALLAS, March 13, 2025 – The Donald Trump administration is moving to drastically slash the federal workforce and consolidate power in the White House, amounting to some uncertainty for the broadband industry, experts said Wednesday.

“The cuts seem to be fairly random. They’re not necessarily driven by an overarching management philosophy of eliminating positions that you don’t need,” said Johannes Bauer, director of the Quello Center at Michigan State University and former chief economist at the Federal Communications Commission. “The one fear I have is that this will lead to some decisions that actually make the problem worse.”

He spoke with other experts at the Connected America conference in Dallas.