The Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission on Thursday officially begins the process of unraveling the Open Internet rules passed by the commission under Barack Obama. The agency's three commissioners voted 2-1 to start the process of repealing so-called net neutrality regulations, which were adopted in 2015. In the end, the only ones who get to vote on the rules are the FCC commissioners -- and it's not clear how, if at all, Pai will be affected by public opinion.
The Federal Communications Commission votes to overturn a 2015 ruling requiring net neutrality.