Tag: Ajit Pai

net neutrality

Moran wants Congress to settle net neutrality in favor of ‘free and open’ internet

By Tommy Felts / December 18, 2017

Congress should have the final say on net neutrality — not federal regulators who change with each presidential administration, say a growing number of U.S. senators, including Kansas’ Jerry Moran. “Consumers want an internet that is free of content-based discrimination and supports the deployment of reliable, affordable broadband access throughout the country,” said Sen. Moran,…

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Ajit Pai Net Neutrality

FCC head: Repealing net neutrality will boost innovation, investment; startups disagree

By Tommy Felts / November 21, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to eliminate regulatory rules that prohibit internet service providers from interfering with consumers’ access to web content. FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the regulatory body will vote Dec. 14 to repeal 2015 Obama-era regulations. That regulatory model, referred to as Title II,…

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KC startups join Techstars, Amazon and Kickstarter to support net neutrality

By Tommy Felts / June 6, 2017

Amazon, Kickstarter, Etsy, Mozilla and other tech giants are planning a “day of action” on July 12 to oppose efforts to undo net neutrality regulations by Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai. As national momentum grows, the fight for a free and open Internet already has garnered local support.  More than a dozen Kansas City-area…

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Kansas City city hall

Mayors James, Holland urge Trump to increase broadband access

By Tommy Felts / March 6, 2017

While the nation is seemingly more divided than ever, Kansas City mayors on both sides of state line are working together. Along with officials from 62 other cities and counties across the nation, Mayor Sly James of Kansas City, Mo. and Mayor Mark Holland of Kansas City, Kan. showed their support for a bipartisan effort…

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New FCC chairman Ajit Pai is familiar with KC startup community

By Tommy Felts / January 24, 2017

A native Kansan that recently visited with the area’s entrepreneurial community will now head the Federal Communications Commission. President Donald Trump selected Ajit Pai, the senior Republican on the FCC to lead the commission, which regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. “I am deeply grateful to the President of…

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