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

[Christopher Mitchell]

For all the norms that have been broken in recent years, it is worth noting
that this article is unnecessarily inflammatory. It is tradition for the
FCC Chair to leave when the new administration comes in. Pai is respecting
tradition and should not be flamed for it.

I'm quite critical of his tenure, but this article suggests the author has
no idea what they are talking about.


Christopher Mitchell
Director, Community Broadband Networks
Institute for Local Self-Reliance

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On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 3:43 PM Marianne Granoff <granoff at zianet.com> wrote:

>
> 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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