# Claim 385

The FCC's sole Democratic commissioner objected to the concessions made to secure the merger's approval.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The FCC's sole Democratic commissioner objected to the concessions made to secure the merger's approval.
- Field: status
- Value: Commissioner Gomez dissents
- About: [incident 2025-fcc-approves-paramount-skydance-with-ombudsman-condition](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-fcc-approves-paramount-skydance-with-ombudsman-condition)
- Source: FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fcc-approves-paramount-skydance-merger/
- Publisher: CBS News
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-07-24

## Quotation from the source

> I cannot support this order approving this transaction in light of the payout and other troubling concessions Paramount made to settle a baseless lawsuit.

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