Mairead McArdle

FCC Chairman: Net-Neutrality Supporters Saw ‘Political Advantage’ in Stirring ‘Fear’

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said that some advocates of network neutrality saw a political advantage in fomenting fear about the policy’s end. “Net neutrality” is a “very seductive marketing slogan,” Chairman Pai said. But “ultimately what it means is government regulation of the Internet.” “As to the question of why people are upset, I’ll be candid.