Trump FCC's Plan to End Net Neutrality Rests on Alternative Facts and Empty Promises

April 28, 2017

Craig Aaron, The American Prospect

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.

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