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Ajit Pai to Become New Head of the FCC

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday January 21 2017, @01:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the here-we-go dept.

takyon writes:

Several news sites are reporting that Donald Trump is looking to elevate Ajit Pai to head up the FCC:

Ajit Pai, a Republican Federal Communications Commission member and foe of net neutrality regulation, will be named to head the agency, according to a person familiar with the transition.

Pai has often dissented as FCC Democrats voted for tighter regulations, including the 2015 open internet, or net neutrality, decision that forbids internet service providers from unfairly blocking or slowing web traffic. The rule opposed by AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp. is among those likely to be reversed by president Donald Trump's FCC, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analysts.

Additional information at Politico and Reuters.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Nerdfest on Saturday January 21 2017, @02:42PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Saturday January 21 2017, @02:42PM (#456978)

    The thing is, you're going to pay extra to route around it at normal speeds. Maybe even more if it's not from a specific video supplier.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday January 21 2017, @03:48PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Saturday January 21 2017, @03:48PM (#456988) Homepage Journal

    Nah, you screw your customers and they tend to find alternatives that you won't enjoy.

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