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The proposal Ajit Pai released last week could not only weaken the Net Neutrality rules, but get rid of them entirely.

Chairman Pai’s move prompted criticism from advocacy groups who see it as a threat to the digital freedom of communities of color.

Chairman Ajit Pai, a former Verizon lawyer Trump elevated in January, has long been an enemy of the open internet. He sees his job as representing the interests of the powerful corporations that used to cut his checks.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and media outlets have been citing the work of the Free State Foundation to argue against current Net Neutrality rules. But media have failed to note that the foundation is heavily backed by the telecommunications industry.

Free Press President and CEO Craig Aaron and Center for Media Justice Executive Director Malkia Cyril discuss FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to gut Net Neutrality.

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.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today launched the process to repeal the 2015 Net Neutrality rules, which he claimed were hindering broadband deployment.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai officially announced during a speech Wednesday his intention to undo the Title II classification used to establish and enforce Net Neutrality principles.

Free Press Action Fund is calling on the New Jersey legislature and governor to invest a portion of the state’s FCC-auction windfall in a fund to bolster local news.

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