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Chairman Ajit Pai

Ajit Pai is an American lawyer and former government official best known for serving as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2017 to 2021. Appointed by President Donald Trump, he is known for advocating the repeal of net neutrality rules, which ensured that internet service providers treated all online data the same. Pai argued that eliminating these regulations would encourage investment in broadband infrastructure. His tenure was marked by significant changes in telecommunications policy and has sparked ongoing debates about internet access and regulation in the United States.