Tag: Pai’s

11 AUG

Speedier broadband standards? Pai’s FCC says 25Mbps is fast enough

Enlarge (credit: Jan Fabre) The Federal Communications Commission is proposing to maintain the US broadband standard at the current level of 25Mbps downstream and 3Mbps upstream. That’s the speed standard the FCC uses each year to determine whether advanced telecommunications capabilities are “being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.” The FCC […]

17 APR

Ajit Pai’s ex-broadband advisor arrested on charge of forging fiber contracts

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Laurence Dutton) The former head of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) has been arrested on a charge of wire fraud for allegedly tricking investors into pouring money into a fiber-optic network. Elizabeth Pierce is accused of “forg[ing] guaranteed revenue contracts to fraudulently induce investors to invest […]

06 MAR

Ajit Pai’s supporters say he’s gone too far with plan that hurts poor people

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | jangeltun) Ajit Pai can usually count on support from broadband industry lobbyists and conservative think tanks each time he announces a new policy. But Pai’s proposal to limit broadband choices for poor people who rely on a telecom subsidy program is coming under fire from all directions. Pai, the Federal […]

05 FEB

Here’s Ajit Pai’s “proof” that killing net neutrality created more broadband

Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speaks to the media after the vote to repeal net neutrality rules on December 14, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Alex Wong ) Ajit Pai had a dilemma when overseeing the creation of the Federal Communications Commission’s new Broadband Deployment Report. Anyone who is familiar with the FCC chairman’s […]

02 JAN

Ajit Pai’s FCC is still editing the net neutrality repeal order

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Daniel Grill) The Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality rules on December 14, but the FCC is still making edits to the repeal order and hasn’t released the final version. The final order should be similar to the draft released by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai three weeks before the […]

14 DEC

Goodbye, net neutrality—Ajit Pai’s FCC votes to allow blocking and throttling

Enlarge / Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for his confirmation hearing with the Senate Commerce Committee on July 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla ) The Federal Communications Commission voted today to deregulate the broadband industry and eliminate net neutrality rules that prohibit Internet service providers from blocking […]

21 SEP

Ajit Pai’s plan to lower broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat says

Enlarge / FCC members Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai at INTX: The Internet & Television Expo in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) The Federal Communications Commission chairman’s proposal that could lower the country’s broadband standard is “crazy” and does nothing to solve the United States’ broadband accessibility […]

26 AUG

A Title II opponent explains why Ajit Pai’s plan won’t protect net neutrality

Enlarge / Net neutrality supporters march past the FCC headquarters before a commission meeting on May 15, 2014. (credit: Getty Images | The Washington Post) The Federal Communications Commission plan to repeal net neutrality rules depends partly on the argument that antitrust rules can protect consumers and websites from bad behavior by Internet service providers. […]