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Pai goes out warning of “yellow peril”
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Thursday, 21 January 2021 12:06

Pai goes out warning of “yellow peril”


Kicking and screaming back to the 19th century

The man who handed the internet to the US telcos has exited the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) muttering about the dangers of yellow peril.

Ajit Pai cleans out his desk in January
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Tuesday, 01 December 2020 11:18

Ajit Pai cleans out his desk in January


Will go down in history as the man who sold the internet

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced plans to depart the commission when President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on 20 January.

Ajit Pai meets his Little Big Horn
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Tuesday, 05 February 2019 12:11

Ajit Pai meets his Little Big Horn


Custard's Last Stand 

Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump’s FCC chairman Ajit Pai has fallen foul of the courts with his plans to take away a broadband subsidy from native Americans.

FCC says it legally cannot police the internet
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Changes definitions to suit its case

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened its defence of its net neutrality repeal, telling a court that it has no authority to keep the net neutrality rules in place.

Trump to ban free and open internet
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Thursday, 26 January 2017 11:43

Trump to ban free and open internet


Must be ruled by the US telcos

Shy and retiring US president Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump is almost certain to hand over control of the internet to the US comms companies and abandon the net neutrality which has made the technology great again.