Chairman Pai defends reversal of Obama net neutrality rules — internet works despite 'fear mongering'

The Trump administration's approach to a fair and open internet seeks a compromise between too much regulation and too little, said Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. "Some people said that we should maintain the rules we had, the heavy-handed regulations that were based in the 1930s," he said. "Others said we should wipe the slate clean, have no regulations whatsoever. We charted a middle course."  Chairman Pai said that he's looking to counter the "misinformation" that's produced this is the "'end of the internet as we know it'" type headlines. "I think 2½ months later people are still using the internet. The internet still works," he said. "The online experience is going to continue to get better." "I think as time goes on some of the fearmongering is going to be proven to be baseless. Everyone, I think, wants an open internet and more infrastructure investment in the United States and around the world."