Editorial
The direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is becoming clear under its new chairman, Ajit Pai. In short, there looks to be a big move to deregulation, and already one major plank of the Obama administration has been halted before coming into force. This is the broadband privacy rule that would have required internet service providers (ISPs) to get permission from consumers before selling data such as website browsing.
Pai was appointed as a commissioner by Barack Obama in 2012. Among his views: “Given how rapidly the communications sector is changing, the FCC should do everything it can to ensure that its rules reflect the realities of the current marketplace and basic principles of economics.”
- Intermedia Issue:
- Vol 45, Issue 01
- Issue Date:
- April 2017
