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Ajit Pai emphasized that the FCC has made significant reforms to increase accountability to the American people.
The FCC published drafts of proposals and orders for public review three weeks before monthly meetings.
The Federal Communications Commission announced plans to award $20,000,000,000 in broadband subsidies under the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
Ajit Pai was the first Asian-American to chair the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC designated 988 as the three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Ajit Pai praised the FCC staff as the agency's best assets and highlighted their performance during the pandemic.
The Federal Communications Commission established rules for an auction of 300 megahertz of satellite C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg cellular network operators.
Under Ajit Pai's leadership, the FCC focused on closing the digital divide and promoting innovation and competition.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted more than 25 orders through its Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative.
Ajit Pai announced that he intends to leave the Federal Communications Commission on January 20, 2021.
The FCC advanced public safety and consumer protection during Ajit Pai's tenure.
The FCC commenced five spectrum auctions and two rural broadband reverse auctions in four years.
On 2020-11-17, SpaceX requested permission from the Federal Communications Commission to begin launching Starlink satellites into sun-synchronous orbit.
The FCC assessed in September that the cost of replacing Huawei and ZTE equipment would exceed $1,800,000,000.
American companies are barred from purchasing equipment and services from ZTE using the FCC’s $8,300,000,000 Universal Service Fund.
The FCC passed an order in November 2019 barring companies designated as national security threats from receiving money from the Universal Service Fund.
The FCC will vote on rules to implement the rip and replace reimbursement program at its Open Meeting scheduled for 2020-12-10.
The FCC issued a ban order on 2020-06-30 preventing U.S. companies from using the Universal Service Fund to buy technology from Huawei and ZTE.
Viasat filed an objection with the FCC on 2020-11-19 raising concerns about premature failures of Starlink satellites and arguing that the December launch opportunity was not necessarily the only one.
In a 2020-11-17 filing with the Federal Communications Commission, SpaceX requested permission to launch 58 satellites into one of six orbital planes at a 97.6-degree inclination into sun-synchronous orbit as soon as December to begin providing broadband service in rural Alaska.