FCC Chief Who Ended Net Neutrality Says He’ll Quit Jan. 20
- Republican Ajit Pai appointed by Trump prioritized broadband
- Pai gutted net neutrality, devoted airwaves to mobile internet
Under Ajit Pai the FCC in 2017 revoked so-called net neutrality rules that barred broadband service providers from interfering with web traffic.
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U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said he’ll leave the agency Jan. 20, eliminating the possibility of a holdover Republican majority at the agency that could have temporarily stymied changes sought by the incoming Biden administration.
Since being elevated to the chairmanship by President Donald Trump in 2017, Pai, a Republican, has led the commission in dismantling net neutrality regulations and pushed for fast wireless broadband service.