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posted by Fnord666 on Monday November 30 2020, @11:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the 2021-looks-better-already dept.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai will step down from his post on January 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, he announced Monday.

The announcement means that the FCC could reach a Democratic majority sooner than it would otherwise be able to. Pai's term was slated to expire in June 2021, though Biden will be able to choose a Democrat to chair the commission once in office. Commissioners must be confirmed by the Senate.

[...] Pai's decision to step down could have significant implications on net neutrality, an issue that helped define his term as chairman. In 2017, Pai voted with his fellow Republican commissioners to remove rules that prohibited internet providers from from blocking or slowing traffic to particular sites and offering higher speed "lanes" at higher prices. Many major internet providers have not yet taken advantage of that rule change, however.

Also at 9to5Mac.


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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Monday November 30 2020, @11:57PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 30 2020, @11:57PM (#1082610) Journal

    I've got a work order to abuse a door. Roughen it up, make it all splintery, and adjust the automatic door closer so that it swings rapidly, and with force.

    Hey, Ajit! Please DO let the door hit you in the ass!

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    We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.
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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by stretch611 on Tuesday December 01 2020, @02:22AM

    by stretch611 (6199) on Tuesday December 01 2020, @02:22AM (#1082652)

    You forgot to mention that he should roughly shove one of those extra large ceramic coffee mugs that he likes so much up his ass first so that the door breaks it on impact.

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    Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P