When Ajit Pai was named the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in January, it was already known he was a critic of net neutrality. As a member of the commission, he voted against the ultimately successful FCC decision in 2015 to treat broadband as a public utility, which ensured that broadband companies would not be able to create different tiers of speed for different internet content, nor block or limit websites.
His position against net neutrality was part of his broader opposition to regulation, and in the first few weeks after his appointment, he began to strike or withdraw many FCC protections and regulations, including rules on how companies share users’ private browser and personal data with other companies, and a proposal that would have allowed nine companies to provide subsidized, high-speed internet at a discounted rate for low-income Americans.
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