FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to leave January 20, 2021 – IT Pro – News

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai resigns when Joe Biden is inaugurated as president of the US on January 20. Pai was appointed chairman by current President Trump in 2017 and began his term with the controversial decision to scrap net neutrality rules in the US.

The current chairman of the American telecom watchdog is late a statement know he was “honored” to enter the position in the past four years. “I am grateful to President Trump for giving me the opportunity to lead the agency in 2017, President Obama for giving me the opportunity to lead the agency in 2012. commissioner and the Senate, which ‘confirmed’ me twice. “

Joe Biden may nominate a new chairman for the FCC after his inauguration, writes also CNBC. However, this candidate must also be approved by the Senate. It is not yet clear who will nominate Biden for the position. It is common for FCC presidents to resign when a new president is elected. This is how former chairman Tom Wheeler stepped in in 2017when Trump was sworn in as president.

Ajit Pai is best known for his controversial views on net neutrality. Before he in 2017 was appointed chairman of the FCC, he already announced that net neutrality regulation is one of the first FCC rules to disappear under Trump. These regulations became in 2015 initiated by Tom Wheeler. At the end of 2017 a vote place, effectively abolishing net neutrality.

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