Trump's newly installed FCC chief, Ajit Pai, moved to reverse several pro-consumer initiatives, prompting howls of protest from public interest advocates.
Less than two weeks after Ajit Pai assumed leadership of the FCC, the agency quietly announced several troubling actions, including major blows to Net Neutrality and a program designed to give poor people internet access.
During his campaign, President Donald Trump called the FCC's Net Neutrality rules a "top-down power grab," leading many observers to expect a quick repeal.
Listen to an afternoon of micro-conversations, hosted by WNYC's Rebecca Carroll, featuring lawmakers, writers, artists and educators. This event was held at the Newark Public Library in partnership with Free Press.
"A Charter-Verizon deal would be a disaster," said Free Press Policy Director Matt Wood, "sure to mean fewer choices and higher prices for customers already captive to the internet-access monopoly."