Who are the potential losers here?Ījit Pai: Those who have peddled hysteria and misinformation over the last three weeks suggesting for example that the internet as we know it is about to end, that democracy is threatened, that free speech and expression online are at risk. Molly Wood: In every policy change there are winners and losers.
Below is an edited transcript of a portion of their conversation. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood spoke with Pai ahead of the vote. In a previous conversation with Marketplace Tech, he suggested that ultimately “Congress would be well-positioned to take hold of this issue and just figure out what the rules of the road are going to be long-term.”
Pai instead supports allowing high-speed internet service providers to have more freedom to police themselves and has said that these rules are harmful to business. Net neutrality rules have allowed internet service providers to be regulated by the government like public utilities. The net neutrality rules, created under the Obama administration, prevent internet service providers like Verizon or Comcast from favoring certain content by charging different rates for it or slowing down data. Despite concerns about the integrity of the comment period, FCC chairman Ajit Pai told us the vote will happen Dec. The Federal Communications Commission will vote to eliminate net neutrality rules this week.
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