But Mr. Pai, a Republican nominated for the chairmanship by President Trump, said the regulations were heavy-handed and prevented telecom companies from pursuing new business models. His proposal, by stripping away the existing rules, would allow telecom companies to charge websites to deliver their data at higher speeds. He said big tech companies might be a bigger threat to online speech than telecom companies. The two other Republican commissioners have already expressed their support for Mr. Pai. Mr. Pai, who opposed the rules as a commissioner in 2015, gave broad outlines of his plans early this year.

Source: New York Times November 28, 2017 23:15 UTC