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"Pai consistently opposed consumer protection regulations during the 3-year chairmanship of Democrat Tom Wheeler, who left the FCC today. Pai opposed net neutra
by givinguflac 10y ago
"Pai consistently opposed consumer protection regulations during the 3-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." He also opposed lower rate caps for inmate calling, rules designed to give TV consumers cheaper alternatives to rented set-top boxes, rules that protect the privacy of ISP customers, an update to the 31-year-old Lifeline phone subsidy program to help poor people buy Internet service, a speed increase in the FCC's broadband standard, an investigation of AT&T and Verizon charging competitors for data cap exemptions, and preemption of state laws that restrict expansion of municipal broadband."
Sounds like a real winner.
- theandrewbailey 10y agoHe's the real dingo, not Wheeler.
- 6stringmerc 10y agoIt should be an interesting comparison with Pai, an obviously experienced and qualified individual for the FCC post with perspectives that many find offensive, and DeVoss, who is obviously an inexperienced and unqualified individual for the Secretary of Education post, to see which actually gets more done.
- shostack 10y agoIn this case I think many would prefer the least effective one.
- gm-conspiracy 10y agoNot like Wheeler/Obama didn't back-peddle on the "open-source" cablebox (which was originally proposed in the 1970s). Everyone can make an app instead.