Ajit Pai at it Again

[Dontrike]

So looks like the FCC and mug toting piss nickel Ajit Pai wants to tell us that we don't need fast internet.

But with Republican Ajit Pai now in charge, the FCC seems poised to change that policy by declaring that mobile broadband with speeds of 10Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream is all one needs. In doing so, the FCC could conclude that broadband is already being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion, and thus the commission could take fewer steps to promote deployment and competition.

This would also be the first time that the FCC has set a broadband speed standard for mobile; at 10Mbps/1Mbps, it would be less than half as fast as the FCC's home broadband speed standard of 25Mbps/3Mbps.

Although the FCC might conclude that mobile broadband can replace a cable or fiber connection, the commission also says consumers can't expect mobile to be as fast. "We anticipate that any speed benchmark we set [for mobile] would be lower than the 25Mbps/3Mbps benchmark adopted for fixed broadband services, given differing capabilities of mobile broadband," the FCC said.

The changes were signaled yesterday in a Notice of Inquiry, the FCC's first step toward completing a new analysis of broadband deployment. The document asks the public for comments on a variety of questions, including whether mobile broadband can substitute for fixed Internet connections. You can file comments at this link; initial comments are due September 7, and reply comments are due September 22.

The Pai FCC's notice of inquiry claims that the chairman's plan to deregulate broadband service and eliminate net neutrality rules would help fulfill the Section 706 obligations by "encourag[ing] broadband investment." The document also asks for suggestions of other "market or regulatory obstacles" that could be eliminated by the FCC.

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When exactly can we get this asshole out of this position? All he seems to care about is how he can help Verizon or other services like that.

[Flurryfang]

This is what happens when you have a society, that legalize bribing. The entire lobbyism thing in the US is just BS and aslong as that is allowed, these things are going to happend alot more then many other places.

[Wyrt]

Seems you don't need a working brain to head the FCC.

[Lahis]

When exactly can we get this asshole out of this position? All he seems to care about is how he can help Verizon or other services like that.

You answered your own question.

He was put into his position by cable companies to make profit for cable companies.