FCC chair had no discussions with White House on Trump Mobile phone

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he had no discussions with the White House about the Trump Organization self-branded mobile service and a $499 smartphone dubbed Trump Mobile.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who was designated chair by President Donald Trump in January, told reporters he had learned about the project through a public press rePOTUSlease and had no conversations with anyone outside the commission about the Trump Mobile project. "We're going to run our normal process if there's anything that needs to be done by the FCC on that," Carr said. "I think competition is a good thing -- so think it's great we get more sort of entry, more competition."