https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7xdqdx/ajit-pais-broadband-advisory-panel-plagued-by-corruption-accusations

A broadband deployment advisory council created by the FCC to help shore up the nation’s broadband coverage gaps has been plagued by scandal, resignations, and accusations of telecom sector cronyism. When he first took office, Trump's FCC boss Ajit Pai breathlessly and repeatedly claimed that one of his top priorities as agency head would be to shore up broadband availability gaps and close the digital divide. “I look forward to working with my fellow Commissioners on this aggressive agenda to connect Americans on the wrong side of the digital divide, to allow broadcasters to innovate and better serve viewers, and to reduce unnecessary regulations,” Pai said in a Medium post early last year.

The problem: Pai’s policies routinely and aggressively undermine his stated goal of increasing affordable broadband availability.