Ajit Pai

Democrats Demand the FCC Sit Down and Finally Answer Some Questions

Saying the Federal Communications Commission has steadily become “less transparent” with the lawmakers tasked with its supervision, top Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee urged their Republican counterparts on Tuesday to immediately schedule an FCC oversight hearing that’s nearly four months overdue. In a letter to majority leaders sent today, U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone,…

Tech News Dell Cameron Jun 5

FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims

As it wrestled with accusations about a fake cyberattack last spring, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) purposely misled several news organizations, choosing to feed journalists false information, while at the same time discouraging them from challenging the agency’s official story. Internal emails reviewed by Gizmodo lay bare the agency’s efforts to counter rife speculation that…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Jun 5

FCC Chair Ajit Pai Spanked by Lawmakers for Ducking Oversight Committee’s Questions

The FCC chairman has been formally accused of dodging and deceiving the federal lawmakers charged with the oversight of his agency. In a letter sent Wednesday, House Democrats said the chairman, Ajit Pai, has been avoiding important questions sent by members of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, the legislative group tasked with reviewing and…

Tech News Dell Cameron May 23

‘Stop This BLATANT CENSORSHIP’: The Poor, Confused Souls Sending Their YouTube Complaints to the FCC

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which oversees telecommunications like radio, TV, and the internet in the U.S., doesn’t regulate content on online platforms like YouTube. But that hasn’t stopped people from sending complaints about the video site to the federal agency—and they’re every bit as unhinged as you’d expect. Gizmodo submitted a Freedom of Information…

Tech News Matt Novak May 23

Senators Demand FCC Answer for Fake Comments After Realizing Their Identities Were Stolen

In a bipartisan letter on Monday, two US senators called on the FCC to investigate the identity theft and fraud in public comments collected by the agency during its proposal to rollback net neutrality protections last year. Senators Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, and Pat Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania, are among the estimated “two million…

Tech News Dell Cameron May 21

Sen. Wyden Calls on FCC Chairman to Recuse Himself From Phone-Tracking Investigation

Sen. Ron Wyden called on the FCC chairman to recuse himself from an investigation involving a prison phone company that’s been accused of helping police circumvent warrants in obtaining cellphone location data. The Federal Communications Commission referred the phone-tracking matter, which involves Securus, an inmate calling service, to its enforcement bureau on Friday. The FCC…

Tech News Dell Cameron May 18

Senate Votes to Save Net Neutrality, Proving Shame Still Works Sometimes

In a monumental decision that will resonate through election season, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 52-47 to reinstate the net neutrality protections the Federal Communications Commission decided to repeal last December. For months, procedural red tape has delayed the full implementation of the FCC’s decision to drop Title II protections that prevent internet service…

Tech News Rhett Jones May 16

100 US Mayors Sign Pledge to Defend Net Neutrality Against Crooked ISPs

More than 100 US mayors have signed a pledge to hold internet service providers accountable for net neutrality violations, despite the FCC’s vote to repeal the regulations late last year. The pledge, initiated by Mayors Bill de Blasio of New York City, Steve Adler of Austin, and Ted Wheeler of Portland, promises that cities will…

Tech News Dell Cameron Apr 27

A Key Player Just Joined the Lawsuit Against the FCC to Save Net Neutrality

Over the past 24 hours, headlines from USA Today to the National Review have declared net neutrality officially dead. Fortunately, those stories are dead wrong—not that it truly matters, since the big day is at most a few weeks away. Notwithstanding, as long as the media is going to fixate on all the tedious officialities…

Tech News Dell Cameron Apr 24

The FCC’s Bullshit Order Killing Net Neutrality Hasn’t Actually Gone Into Effect—Yet

The Federal Communications Commission’s revocation of Barack Obama-era net neutrality rules (misleadingly billed as Restoring Internet Freedom Order) starts going into effect today. But net neutrality isn’t dead—yet. The Republican-controlled FCC, which is chaired by Verizon flack Ajit Pai, passed the order in December with an “effective date” of April 23rd. But as flagged by…

Tech News Tom McKay Apr 23

Feds Charge One of Ajit Pai’s Broadband Advisers for Alleged $250 Million Fraud Scheme

Federal authorities have arrested the former CEO of an Alaskan telecoms firm—who just so happens to be the very individual Federal Communications Commission chair and telecom flack Ajit Pai tapped to run a broadband advisory panel—on charges that she tricked investors into pouring $250 million into a fraud scheme. Per the Wall Street Journal, Quintillion…

Tech News Tom McKay Apr 16

US Court Finds Anti-Robocall Rule Made Nearly Every Smartphone User a Criminal

A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a portion of an Obama-era rule aimed at curbing unwanted calls from nuisance telemarketing companies. The court found that a provision of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), intended to limit the use of automated dialers to make uninvited calls, was unreasonably expansive. The rule amending the TCPA…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Mar 16

Six More Big Internet Companies Join the Legal Fight Against the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rollback

Six major tech companies, joining the legal battle over net neutrality, announced plans on Monday to sue the Federal Communications Commission. Foursquare, Etsy, Expa, Shutterstock, Kickstarter, and Automattic, which owns WordPress.com, said they would challenge the FCC’s new order overturning net neutrality protections in court. Under a nonprofit called the Coalition for Internet Openness, the…

Tech News Dell Cameron Mar 5

Chuck Schumer on Net Neutrality: Will People Still Be Able to Bang?

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress, is very concerned about what will happen to screwing once the Federal Communications Commission puts its new rules enabling ISPs to violate net neutrality principles into effect in a little under two months. On Tuesday, Schumer’s official Twitter account…

Tech News Tom McKay Feb 27

The NRA Just Awarded FCC Chair Ajit Pai With a Gun for His ‘Courage’

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai joined the pack at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday alongside fellow Republican commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Brendan Carr—the architects of the recent order repealing net neutrality protections passed in the Obama era. Upon taking the stage, it was announced that Pai was receiving an award from the National…

Tech News Dell Cameron Feb 23

23 State Attorneys General Sue the FCC to Preserve Net Neutrality

The FCC’s rollback of Obama-era net neutrality rules was formally challenged in court on Thursday by a coalition of 23 state attorneys general who assert the rollback was passed in violation of federal law. The leader of the coalition, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, said in a statement that the Federal Communication Commission order,…

Tech News Dell Cameron Feb 22

Net Neutrality Gets Its Official Execution Date—But the Fights to Keep It Alive Are Going Strong

If all goes as the FCC’s Republican commissioners planned, December 14th will be known as the day that net neutrality died. But thanks to the mercifully slow gears of the federal bureaucracy, big changes don’t happen immediately. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality protections is scheduled to hit the federal register.…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 21

Ajit Pai Is Reportedly Being Investigated by the FCC’s Inspector General [UPDATED]

During his short tenure as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai has made so many destructive and controversial decisions it’s hard to keep up. However, his decision to change broadcast TV ownership rules, clearing the way for a massive acquisition by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, has always been one of the shadiest. And…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 15

Verizon Has a Bad Excuse for Why It’s Locking Phones Again

For quite some time, Verizon has been the go-to major carrier if you wanted to buy an unlocked phone in the US. That’s because Verizon agreed to sell its devices unlocked after winning an auction of wireless spectrum offered by the FCC in 2008. But according to a report from CNET, Verizon’s policy is changing.…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 12

FCC Says Releasing ‘Jokes’ It Wrote About Ajit Pai Colluding With Verizon Would ‘Harm’ Agency

At its own discretion, the Federal Communications Commission has chosen to block the release of records related to a video produced last year in which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and a Verizon executive joke about installing a “Verizon puppet” as head of the FCC. In a letter to Gizmodo last week, the agency said it…

Tech News Dell Cameron Feb 6

Democrats Demand the FCC Sit Down and Finally Answer Some Questions

FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims

FCC Chair Ajit Pai Spanked by Lawmakers for Ducking Oversight Committee’s Questions

‘Stop This BLATANT CENSORSHIP’: The Poor, Confused Souls Sending Their YouTube Complaints to the FCC

Senators Demand FCC Answer for Fake Comments After Realizing Their Identities Were Stolen

Sen. Wyden Calls on FCC Chairman to Recuse Himself From Phone-Tracking Investigation

Senate Votes to Save Net Neutrality, Proving Shame Still Works Sometimes

100 US Mayors Sign Pledge to Defend Net Neutrality Against Crooked ISPs

A Key Player Just Joined the Lawsuit Against the FCC to Save Net Neutrality

The FCC’s Bullshit Order Killing Net Neutrality Hasn’t Actually Gone Into Effect—Yet

Feds Charge One of Ajit Pai’s Broadband Advisers for Alleged $250 Million Fraud Scheme

US Court Finds Anti-Robocall Rule Made Nearly Every Smartphone User a Criminal

Six More Big Internet Companies Join the Legal Fight Against the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rollback

Chuck Schumer on Net Neutrality: Will People Still Be Able to Bang?

The NRA Just Awarded FCC Chair Ajit Pai With a Gun for His ‘Courage’

23 State Attorneys General Sue the FCC to Preserve Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality Gets Its Official Execution Date—But the Fights to Keep It Alive Are Going Strong

Ajit Pai Is Reportedly Being Investigated by the FCC’s Inspector General [UPDATED]

Verizon Has a Bad Excuse for Why It’s Locking Phones Again

FCC Says Releasing ‘Jokes’ It Wrote About Ajit Pai Colluding With Verizon Would ‘Harm’ Agency

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