“We all agree on the core values of a free and open Internet. We simply may disagree on the appropriate regulatory framework for securing those values. And I would much rather have an open and honest debate about the appropriate regulatory framework as opposed to throwing misinformation out there to achieve political ends.”

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.