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Ajit Pai, the new Republican chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has declared war on his predecessor’s signature policy achievement: sweeping regulations to protect Net Neutrality, the idea that content and services online should compete on a level playing field.

Open internet advocates slammed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to dismantle Net Neutrality.

The agonizing wait is finally over. On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plan to dismantle Net Neutrality.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai unveiled his plan to undermine open internet protections during a speech hosted by right-wing group FreedomWorks in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai unveiled his plan to kill the agency’s 2015 Net Neutrality rules. If successful, the move would pave the way for internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon to discriminate online.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will unveil his plan to undermine open internet protections during an invitation-only speech sponsored by FreedomWorks, a right-wing activist group funded in part by contributions from major phone and cable companies and their trade groups.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai vows to cut rules to enforce an open internet where all traffic is treated equally — but senators and activists warn there will be a fight.

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday outlined a sweeping plan to loosen the government’s oversight of high-speed internet providers, a rebuke of a landmark policy approved two years ago to ensure that all online content is treated the same by the companies that deliver broadband service to Americans.

President Trump’s top telecom regulator, Republican Ajit Pai, is preparing an assault on rules protecting Net Neutrality, the principle that all internet content should be treated equally.

The head of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to unveil his strategy this week to overturn landmark 2015 Net Neutrality rules, a move that will kick off a new battle over the future of the internet.