[1st-mile-nm] Changes at the FCC

[Marianne Granoff]

Changes at the FCC:

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/fcc-chair-ajit-pai-cuts-and-runs-in-wake-of-trumps-loss/34513/

Donald Trump's FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cuts and runs in wake of Trump's loss
Bill Palmer | 3:00 pm EST November 30, 2020

One of the worst people in the Trump regime has been FCC Chair Ajit 
Pai, whose actions have ranged from sabotaging net neutrality, to 
changing regulations around to help pro-Trump propaganda outlets like 
Sinclair.

We were set to be stuck with Ajit Pai for awhile after Trump's exit, 
because Pai's term doesn't expire until the summer of 2021. But now 
Pai has announced that he's cutting and running; he'll be leaving 
office the same day as Trump, January, 20th. No specific reason has 
been given, but in general these kinds of corrupt hyper-partisan 
appointees don't tend to stick around once their corrupt boss is 
gone, because they know they'll no longer be able to get away with 
their corrupt agendas as easily.

This will now prevent the Republicans from being able to hold an FCC 
majority during the President Biden era, which is a good thing. Of 
course whether Biden is able to fill the FCC vacancies with solid 
people will largely depend upon whether Democrats win the Georgia 
runoffs and take control of the Senate.

Also

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-to-leave-agency-on-inauguration-day

https://fortune.com/2020/11/30/fcc-chief-ajit-pai-net-neutrality-quit-on-jan-20/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/30/ajit-pai-fcc-resign/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/say-goodbye-to-ajit-pai-fcc-chair-to-leave-on-bidens-inauguration-day/


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