washington republican chairman u.s. federal communications commission expect unveil propose reform thursday 45 billion business data service market four months democratic predecessor abandon reform plan fcc chairman ajit pai set announce reform propose completely deregulate market two officials brief plan say proposal set discuss fcc april meet fcc spokesman decline comment small businesses school libraries others rely business data service special-access line transmit large amount data quickly instance connect bank atm machine gasoline pump credit card readers special-access line use offices retailers bank manufacturers school hospitals move large amount data wireless carriers rely backhaul mobile traffic major telecommunications cable company meet fcc staff recent weeks talk issue accord fcc record president barack obama then-fcc chairman tom wheeler april 2016 propose sweep reform plan business data service aim reduce price pay service wheeler abandon proposal november donald trump elect president data service market important business inc centurylink inc ctl.n frontier communications corp verizon communications inc vz.n sprint corp company use line say overcharge wheeler propose maintain low low price cap use legacy data systems one-time 11 percent reduction price phase three years proposal come criticism communications workers america union sprint back wheeler proposal tell fcc march 22 letter thousands large small businesses across country pay far much broadband inadequate competition sprint argue small handful company overcharge investors employers critical economic growth use anticompetitive tactics ensure businesses never access competitive alternatives argue wheeler plan little wealth transfer company choose invest last mile fiber infrastructure march 13 letter suggest fcc largely deregulate market leave rule place competition centurylink frontier march 20 file urge fcc completely deregulate market u.s. communications agency unveil reform business data service market