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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.

WASHINGTON — The Wall Street Journal and Politico reported Monday that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is likely to announce his plan to roll back Net Neutrality protections in a speech to right-wing activist group FreedomWorks on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to reinstate an obsolete loophole called the UHF discount that will allow broadcast conglomerates to exceed congressionally mandated national TV audience coverage limits.

During its April open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission under Trump appointee Ajit Pai passed a number of measures favored by large telecommunications and broadcast conglomerates.

Protesters “rickrolled” the chairman of the FCC during an open meeting to protest his plans to roll back the Net Neutrality rules.

Activists “rickrolled” the Federal Communications Commission’s open meeting to protest Chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to undermine Net Neutrality.

The Federal Communications Commission is holding its monthly meeting right now to vote on a handful of new proposals. But right in the middle of one of FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s first speeches, the room broke out on song — he was rickrolled.

New Jersey has sold off two regional public-broadcasting television licenses for $332 million in a nationwide auction of broadcast television spectrum.