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Undated: Ajit
Varadaraj Pai (born January 10, 1973) is an American lawyer who serves as the Chairman of the
United States
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He is the first
Indian American to hold the office. He has served in various positions at
the FCC since being appointed to the commission by President
Barack
Obama in May 2012, at the recommendation of
Mitch McConnell. He was confirmed unanimously by the
United States Senate on May 7, 2012,[2]
and was sworn in on May 14, 2012, for a five-year term.[3]
In January 2017, newly inaugurated president
Donald
Trump designated Pai as FCC Chairman.[4][5]
In March 2017, Trump announced that he would renominate Pai to serve another
five-year term (remaining Chairman of the FCC).[6]
Pai was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for an additional five-year term on October
2, 2017.[7]
Before his appointment to the FCC, Pai held positions with the
Department of Justice, the
United States Senate, the FCC's Office of General Counsel, and
Verizon Communications. Pai is a proponent of repealing
net neutrality in the United States and, on December 14, 2017, voted with
the majority of the FCC to reverse the decision to regulate the
internet
under Title II of the
Communications Act of 1934.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Pai
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January 20:
Trump Elevates GOP Commissioner Ajit Pai, A Net Neutrality
Critic, to FCC Chairman
https://www.crn.com/news/networking/300083499/trump-elevates-gop-commissioner-ajit-pai-a-net-neutrality-critic-to-fcc-chairman.htm
October 3:
Senate confirms Trump choice Ajit Pai to head FCC
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/03/senate-confirms-trump-choice-ajit-pai-head-fcc/726472001/
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July 25:
Trump tweets anger at FCC after Pai blocks Sinclair/Tribune merger
Trump: FCC should help Sinclair because it's a "much needed Conservative voice."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/07/trump-tweets-anger-at-fcc-after-pai-blocks-sinclairtribune-merger/
July 25:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai didn't bend Wednesday to pressure from
President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday night slammed as “disgraceful” and
“unfair” the FCC decision that likely killed conservative broadcast giant
Sinclair Broadcast Group's $3.9 billion merger with Tribune Media.
“I stand by our decision,” Pai told members of the House Energy and Commerce
Committee Wednesday afternoon during an oversight hearing.
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It's a tense time for Pai. After Trump tapped him to lead the FCC in the
earliest days of his administration, Pai has generally avoided any pitfalls with
the president. Trump's broadside now puts Pai in a small club of administration
officials caught in the president's crossfire.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/25/fcc-ajit-pai-sinclair-tribune-trump-711758
August 27:
Inspector General: Trump Queried FCC’s Ajit Pai on ‘Legal Framework’ of
AT&T-Time Warner Merger
Just days before he took office,
President Trump met with FCC Commissioner
Ajit Pai at Trump Tower, but did not ask him any specific policy questions
or about his regulatory philosophy.
Trump was interested in the “legal framework” of the AT&T-Time Warner merger.
That is one of the details in an inspector general’s report, released on Monday,
into whether Pai showed favoritism toward
Sinclair Broadcast Group, which has ties to the Trump administration. The
report found “no evidence, nor even the suggestion, of impropriety, unscrupulous
behavior, favoritism towards Sinclair,” but it also provided some details of
Pai’s meetings with Trump and contacts with other White House officials.
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At the time of the Jan. 16, 2017 meeting, Trump already had expressed his
opposition to the AT&T-Time Warner transaction. In the fall of last year, the
Justice Department sued to block the transaction, but a federal judge ruled in
favor of AT&T and Time Warner, clearing the way for the completion of the
merger. The government is appealing the decision.
https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/trump-fcc-att-time-warner-1202918456/
November 15:
President Donald Trump took a gentle swipe at FCC chair Ajit Pai Wednesday (Nov.
15) during a White House ceremony celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of
lights.
The President said he was "grateful to have numerous Americans of Indian and
Southeast Asian heritage in critical roles in my Administration" and added that
they had done an "incredible job."
The President said he was "grateful to have numerous Americans of Indian and
Southeast Asian heritage in critical roles in my Administration" and added that
they had done an "incredible job."
He pointed out that one in attendance, the first he singled out, was Pai, the
son of Indian immigrants. The President asked where Pai was and as he turned to
shake his hand took a little off that "incredible."
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"I just didn't like one decision he made, but that's alright," he joked, then
took a little bit off that "alright," adding: "not even a little bit, but he's
independent."
The President did not elaborate, but President Trump is on the record as
criticizing the chairman for designating the Sinclair-Tribune deal for hearing,
effectively killing it.
https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/trump-chides-pai-over-decision-president-didnt-like
December 13:
Ajit Pai killed Net Neutrality and Trump gave away a huge tax break; Verizon got
billions and killed 10,000 jobs
https://boingboing.net/2018/12/13/job-creators.html
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