“Some claim that the Obama FCC's regulations are necessary to protect Internet openness. History proves this assertion false. We had a free and open Internet prior to 2015, and we will have a free and open Internet once these regulations are repealed.”

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About Ajit Pai

American lawyer and telecommunications executive

Ajit Varadaraj Pai is an American lawyer and telecommunications executive. He served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2017 to 2021, and later joined the private-equity firm Searchlight Capital as a partner in 2021. He has been closely associated with U.S. communications policy and industry leadership. In 2025, he became president and chief executive officer of CTIA, the wireless trade association.

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