CWA statement on new FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

Statement by the Communications Workers of America on the announcement that Ajit Pai will head the Federal Communications Commission

High-speed Internet is essential to economic and social life in the 21st century. We look to Chairman Pai to promote policies that encourage quality jobs and investment in broadband infrastructure to all Americans, protect an Open Internet, and preserve a diverse media that is so essential to our democracy.

In March 2016, then-Commissioner Pai stated that the Federal Communications Commission “is at its best when it operates in a bipartisan, collaborative, and transparent manner.” We hope that Chairman Pai will honor his statement and work with his colleagues to ensure that all Americans have affordable access to the Internet through essential FCC programs, such as the modernized Lifeline program, E-rate support to schools and libraries, and the Connect America Fund.