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Trump just made a vocal opponent of today's 'open internet' laws the next FCC boss

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President Donald Trump has named Ajit Pai as the 34th chairman of the Federal Communications Commission... While expected, the appointment aligns with signs that Trump's FCC would roll back Obama-era policies — most notably the 2015 Open Internet Order, which set today's net-neutrality rules.

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jdixon ·
There are merely FCC regulations/guidelines. Those aren't the same thing as laws, and they can pretty much be changed anytime the FCC wants.

If you want actual laws, which are much harder to change at the drop of a hat, you have to go through Congress, not the FCC.

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