In the United States, net neutrality—the principle that Internet service providers should make no distinctions between different kinds of content on the Internet, and to not discriminate based on such
Users with faster Internet connectivity (e.g., fiber) abandon a slow-loading video at a faster rate than users with slower Internet connectivity (e.g., cable or mobile). A "fast lane" in the Internet can irrevocably decrease the user's tolerance to the relative slowness of the "slow lane".
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (center) was at the forefront of the rollback of net neutrality rules.
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Ajit Varadaraj Pai is an American lawyer who served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2017 to 2021. He became a partner at the private-equity firm Searchlight Capital in April
Net neutrality in the United States
…Net neutrality is the Fairness Doctrine. Will target conservative media." Shortly after his inauguration in January 2017, President Trump appointed Ajit Pai as the new chairman of the FCC. Pai had previously been nominated to fill one of the required Republican seats on the commission by President Obama…
Official portrait, 2018