Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai testifying before a Senate subcommittee on May 11, 2016. (credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
Ajit Pai today presided over his first Federal Communications Commission meeting since being named chairman by President Donald Trump, and he promised that the FCC will eliminate regulations under his leadership.
He also said that consumer protection and enforcement are important priorities for the commission—but he wouldn’t comment about whether he’ll enforce the existing net neutrality rules.
In a press conference after the meeting, Pai was asked several times about net neutrality. While Pai has repeatedly made it clear that he opposes the current rules and wants to overturn them, he has not said whether the commission will continue to enforce all of the rules while they are still in place.
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Source: Ars Technica – FCC Chair Ajit Pai won’t say whether he’ll enforce net neutrality rules