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President Trump delivered a major gift to the nation’s largest cable and phone companies by signing a bill that kills federal rules designed to protect consumers from broadband-industry privacy abuses.

WASHINGTON — Thirty-two members of Congress on Tuesday sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to abide by the Communications Act and follow the Net Neutrality rules passed by the FCC in 2015.

The Republican push to eliminate Obama-era consumer-data protections is sparking a new national debate over online privacy, and putting internet companies on the defensive.

The Trump’s administration’s campaign to reverse President Obama’s tech-policy moves won’t stop with the vote in the House to shut down internet-privacy regulations.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai recently reiterated his view that Title II regulations hamper innovation. Here are four reasons why he’s wrong.

WASHINGTON — In response to a question about President Trump’s support for the privacy-killing resolution Congress passed earlier this week, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer indicated on Thursday that the administration will soon come after the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules and the legal authority the agency relies on to enforce them.

TV-station owners may soon go on a buying spree, a consolidation wave that could limit programming options for viewers.

Trump is about to sign a bill letting internet providers sell personal information to advertisers.

For reporters on the health beat, the overturning of such protections has consequences. First, it means that reporters’ internet browsing, financial, health and shopping information is less private. Second, it means that patients have fewer online privacy protections.

Financial and medical information. Social Security numbers. Web browsing history. Mobile app usage. Even the content of your emails and online chats.