Trump picks FCC member Pai to lead agency


  • TECH
  • Monday, 23 Jan 2017

Slower surfing for the masses?: Pai has dissented from the decisions of Democrats on the FCC that supported net neutrality provisions

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will name Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, to lead the agency, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the transition.

Pai has dissented from the decisions of Democrats on the FCC that supported net neutrality provisions that forbid Internet Service Providers from blocking or slowing web traffic to some users. —  Reuters

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