FCC Chief Sparks Clash With Call to Repeal Net Neutrality
- Broadband suppliers applaud move by Republican agency head
- Defenders of Obama-era regulation say they will fight repeal
FCC's Pai Says Net Neutrality Rules Cause Uncertainty
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The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission proposed rolling back the Obama-era net-neutrality rule, prompting the regulation’s defenders to vow a “tsunami” of resistance.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said he would ask the agency next month to begin considering removing the strong legal authority that underpins the rules, and to take suggestions for replacement regulations.