FCC Boss Being Investigated By His Own Agency For Being Too Cozy With The Industry He Regulates

FCC Boss Being Investigated By His Own Agency For Being Too Cozy With The Industry He Regulates

6 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180215/09045239244/fcc-boss-being-investigated-his-own-agency-being-too-cozy-with-industry-he-regulates.shtml

If you watched Pai's rushed repeal of net neutrality there really shouldn't be any question about where Pai's loyalties lie, and it certainly isn't with smaller companies, healthy competition, transparency, openness, innovation, or American consumers. The FCC boss repeatedly lied about the justifications for the repeal, casually using fabricated data to justify what may just be the least popular policy decision in this history of modern technology. Pai's fealty to giant monopolies runs so deep, his agency now just directs reporters to lobbying talking points when they dare question the flimsy logic propping up the repeal.

So for those paying attention, it's probably not too surprising to see news that the FCC's own Inspector General is investigating the agency boss for being a bit too cozy with the giant companies he's supposed to be holding accountable: