net neutrality Trump's Pick for FCC Chairman Is Against Net Neutrality

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Trump's Pick for FCC Chairman Is Against Net Neutrality

 

 

Ajit Pai is known for opposing net neutrality regulations

 

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Net neutrality may once more be in danger if President Donald Trump goes through with naming Ajit Pai as head of the Federal Communications Commission.

 

While net neutrality was something that former President Barack wanted to guarantee during his time in the office, providing strong legal protections, things may change drastically under Trump.

 

The rules put in place in previous years in order to protect net neutrality have been opposed time and time again by telecommunications giants such as Comcast and Verizon, who chose to oppose Obama and the FCC every step of the way simply because these rules sought to create a level playing field for all Internet companies.

 

Politico reports that Trump plans to name Ajit Pai as the leader of the FCC. Pai is a known Republican, a member of the FCC since 2012. This wouldn’t be so bad since he knows how to lead the FCC since he has been a member for so many years, but he has been known to oppose many of his colleague's plans and regulations, particularly net neutrality.

 

In fact, just last month he made sure to say just how happy he has been at his job, but how he would have done things differently. Pai said there were many “outdated and unnecessary” regulations that needed to be removed, especially those that are “holding back investment, innovation, and job creation.”

 

While he does not name net neutrality outright in this particular speech, it is quite likely that it will end up on Pai’s hit list since he is not one of its supporters and he is spoken about reforming the laws before.

 

This is quite concerning because huge ISPs such as Comcast could go ahead and block access to certain websites, force customers to pay more to reach those high volume websites they are seeking and so on, which is something they have done in the past.

 

While we would be more than happy to say that these are just speculations of what he would do once he is head of the FCC, things are not just speculations. Pai spent most of his career in public service with the DOJ, but he is also worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the FCC. He has also been involved with the communications industry by occupying a job as a lawyer for Verizon and representing telecommunications clients at another firm.

 

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[knowledge-Spammer]

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[D1v1n3D]

I'd still wait and see before jumping to conclusions.

[jtmulc]

4 hours ago, D1v1n3D said:

I'd still wait and see before jumping to conclusions.

 

In other instances, I'd say, "Are you nucking futs?  Just look at the makeup of this administration and the congress.", but you look at Tom Wheeler, the departing head of the FCC.  He was formerly a cable and wireless industry lobbyist yet he implemented Net Neutrality.  That gives me some hope, but not a lot.

[D1v1n3D]

lol besides if they start to do what they did to China and North Korea with their net you think the American people woulds tand idle by i mean they are crying and breaking shit and protesting since results on November 9th