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Donald Trump Expected to Name FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai as Chairman

Republican has said new leadership should apply a “weed whacker” to various agency rules

President Donald Trump is set to appoint Ajit Pai, a GOP member of the Federal Communications Commission, to be the agency’s chairman, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Mr. Pai, 44, a lawyer and former Senate aide, has been a frequent critic of new telecommunications rules pushed by departing Democratic chairman Tom Wheeler. That included Mr. Wheeler’s far-reaching net-neutrality regulations, designed to ensure that all internet traffic is treated equally.