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In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, after a meeting voting to end net neutrality, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai smiles while listening to a question from a reporter in Washington. A federal court is ruling that the FCC had the right to dump net-neutrality rules, but couldn't bar states like California from passing their own. The ruling is largely a victory for Pai. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FCC not reinterpreting online liability protections before inauguration: Reports

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this April 12, 2019, file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai speaks during an event in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Ajit Pai, FCC chair, to depart on Jan. 20

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 24, 2020 file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pai, a Republican, says he is leaving the telecommunications regulator on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021. President-elect Joe Biden will choose a new Democratic head for the agency. A new administration typically picks a new chairman. (Alex Wong/Pool via AP, File)

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to leave telecom agency on January 20

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to media before boarding his campaign plane at New Castle Airport, in New Castle, Del., Tuesday Oct. 13, 2020, en route to Florida. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

FCC to issue new guidance on Section 230 protection for social media companies

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Illustration on rural 5G by Greg Groesch/ The Washington Times

Why Ajit Pai’s FCC should proceed with 5G fund for rural broadband

By Dan Savickas

In this April 12, 2019, file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai speaks during an event in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FCC: At least 1 phone company broke law by sharing location

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 12, 2019 file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai speaks during an event with President Donald Trump on the deployment of 5G technology in the United States, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington. Pai says he plans to recommend the agency approve the $26.5 billion merger of wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint, saying it’ll speed up 5G deployment in the U.S. Pai also said Monday, May 20 that the combination will help bring faster mobile broadband to rural Americans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Weighing the Sprint, T-Mobile merger

By Gerard Scimeca

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speaks with Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., as the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation holds an oversight hearing on the Federal Communications Commission, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai calls for more transparency, not regulation of major tech companies

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Guilty plea in threats made to family of FCC chairman

Associated Press

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai arrives to testify as the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation holds an oversight hearing on the Federal Communications Commission, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ajit Pai, FCC chair, defends silence surrounding bogus hack claim

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting in Washington. Prosecutors say a Southern California man is accused of threatening to kill the family of Pai. Markara Man, of Norwalk, Calif., was arrested Friday, June 29, 2018, after he admitted that he made the threats because he was &quot;angry&quot; over the federal agency's attempt to repeal net neutrality rules and wanted to &quot;scare&quot; the chairman. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Man accused of threatening to kill FCC chairman’s family

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting on net neutrality, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Net Neutrality activist charged with threat to kill FCC chairman’s family

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting on net neutrality, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FCC chief Ajit Pai grilled by Senate Democrats over alleged DDoS attacks

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wrote. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ajit Pai, FCC chairman, touts return to Clinton-era framework as net neutrality ends

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting on net neutrality, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

NRA honors Ajit Pai, FCC chair, over net neutrality repeal

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FCC schedules meeting to address prison cellphone issues

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017 file photo, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting where they will vote on net neutrality in Washington. Published reports say Pai is skipping the CES gadget show because of death threats. Pai has scrapped popular net-neutrality rules that had barred broadband providers like AT&amp;T, Comcast and Verizon from interfering with internet traffic. The policy’s supporters have reacted strongly. Pai and his staff have called out racist tweets and death threats against the chairman. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Reports: FCC head Ajit Pai skips CES tech show after threats

Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, file photo, Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai speaks during an FCC meeting in Washington. The FCC is voting Thursday, Dec. 14 to undo Obama-era “net neutrality” rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. The industry promises that the internet experience isn’t going to change, but the issue has struck a nerve. Protests have erupted online and in the streets as everyday Americans worry that companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T will be able to control what they see and do online. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The FCC no longer hides its rule changes from public scrutiny

By Kathleen Abernathy

In this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, file photo, demonstrators rally in support of net neutrality outside a Verizon store in New York. The Federal Communications Commission is voting Thursday, Dec. 14, to undo Obama-era net neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. The industry promises that the internet experience isnt going to change, but the issue has struck a nerve. Protests have erupted online and in the streets as everyday Americans worry that companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T will be able to control what they see and do online. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) **FILE**

Left launches late effort to derail FCC’s net neutrality repeal

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

"Under my proposal, the federal government will stop micromanaging the internet," said Federal Communication Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai. (Associated Press/File)

Net neutrality: Progressives erupt over FCC proposal to repeal Obama-era rules

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times