{"id":46723,"date":"2020-12-01T07:12:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T11:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=46723"},"modified":"2020-12-01T07:12:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T11:12:19","slug":"fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-will-step-down-on-jan-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-will-step-down-on-jan-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on Jan 20, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Source: FCC.gov<\/a>)<\/p>\n

CHAIRMAN PAI ANNOUNCES HIS INTENT TO DEPART FCC<\/h1>\n

—<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2020\u2014Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he intends to leave the Federal Communications Commission on January 20, 2021. Chairman Pai issued the following statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been the honor of a lifetime to serve at the Federal Communications Commission, including as Chairman of the FCC over the past four years. I am grateful to President Trump for giving me the opportunity to lead the agency in 2017, to President Obama for appointing me as a Commissioner in 2012, and to Senate Majority Leader McConnell and the Senate for twice confirming me. To be the first Asian-American to chair the FCC has been a particular privilege. As I often say: only in America.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also deeply appreciate the chance to have worked alongside the FCC\u2019s talented staff. They are the agency\u2019s best assets, and they have performed heroically, especially during the pandemic. It\u2019s also been an honor to work with my fellow Commissioners to execute a strong and broad agenda. Together, we\u2019ve delivered for the American people over the past four years: closing the digital divide; promoting innovation and competition, from 5G on the ground to broadband from space; protecting consumers; and advancing public safety. And this FCC has not shied away from making tough choices. As a result, our nation\u2019s communications networks are now faster, stronger, and more widely deployed than ever before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of how productive this Commission has been, from commencing five spectrum auctions and two rural broadband reverse auctions in four years, to opening 1,245 megahertz of mid-band spectrum for unlicensed use, to adopting more than 25 orders through our Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, to aggressively protecting our communications networks from national security threats at home and abroad, to designating 988 as the threedigit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and much, much more. I\u2019m also proud of the reforms we have instituted to make the agency more accountable to the American people. In particular, for the first time ever, we\u2019ve made public drafts of the proposals and orders slated for a vote three weeks before the agency\u2019s monthly meetings, making this the most transparent FCC in history.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast but not least, I want to thank my family for all they have done to enable me to serve at
\nthe agency. The public service of one generally results from the private sacrifice of many, and
\nI\u2019m grateful for their love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nOffice of Chairman Pai: (202) 418-1000 \/ Twitter: @AjitPaiFCC \/ http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/leadership\/ajit-pai<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: FCC.gov) CHAIRMAN PAI ANNOUNCES HIS INTENT TO DEPART FCC — WASHINGTON, November 30, 2020\u2014Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he intends to leave the Federal Communications Commission on January 20, 2021. Chairman Pai issued the following statement: \u201cIt has been the honor of a lifetime to serve at the Federal Communications […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[2128,1241,3791],"class_list":["post-46723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ajit-pai","tag-fcc","tag-fcc-enforcement-bureau"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-c9B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23603,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/ajit-pai-designated-as-chairman-of-the-fcc\/","url_meta":{"origin":46723,"position":0},"title":"Ajit Pai designated as chairman of the FCC","author":"Thomas","date":"January 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Forbes) In one of his first official acts, President Trump designated Commissioner Ajit Pai as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. 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