US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: Ars Technica
Author: Jon Brodkin
21 Jan 2017
FCC to be led by Ajit Pai, staunch opponent of consumer protection rules
Ex-Verizon lawyer Pai will take “weed whacker” to net neutrality under Trump. Pai consistently opposed consumer protection regulations during the three-year chairmanship of Democrat Tom Wheeler, who left the FCC today. Pai opposed net neutrality rules and, after Trump's victory, said those rules' "days are numbered."