Trump taps net neutrality foe for FCC chairman
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}President Trump has made Ajit Pai the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, following Tom Wheeler's departure last Friday.
Pai had previously served as a Republican member of the FCC before he was chosen to lead the agency under the next administration.
"This afternoon, I was informed that [President Trump] designated me the 34th chairman of the FCC. It is a deeply humbling honor," he tweeted Monday afternoon, adding in a statement that he intends to "bring the benefits of the digital age to all Americans."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Before joining the FCC in 2012, Pai served as associate general counsel of Verizon Communications Inc. and as a staffer in the Senate and Justice Department. He and Trump had met at Trump Tower earlier this month.