WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr told NBC News-parent Comcast ( CMCSA ) it is opening a probe into the company's promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

"The FCC will be taking fresh action to ensure that every entity the FCC regulates complies with the civil rights protections enshrined in the Communications Act... including by shutting down any programs that promote invidious forms of DEI

discrimination," the letter to Comcast ( CMCSA ) CEO Brian Roberts.