BARCELONA, Spain—On Monday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai defended his decision to end net neutrality in the United States, claiming the regulation is needed to build out the nation’s next-generation wireless infrastructure.
On the first day of the Mobile World Congress technology trade show, Pai said rolling back Obama-era rules that could let telecom companies change how they throttle the internet was the right decision.
Pai’s remarks came during a broader talk on the future of 5G internet—a technology that could pave the way for faster video speeds, self-driving cars and a broader Internet of Things ecosystem.
“A third pillar of our strategy is closely related to infrastructure challenges.
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