Remarks of Matthew Berry, Chief of Staff to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai at the American Enterprise Institute

The Federal Communications Commission is being run in an extremely partisan and divisive manner. Consider the following statistic. In the last fifteen months, there have been more party-line votes at FCC meetings than there were under Chairmen Martin, Copps, Genachowski, and Clyburn combined. Time and time again, Republican offices have been willing to meet the Chairman’s Office more than halfway to reach consensus. But time and time again, our outstretched hand of compromise has been slapped away...It appears likely that the Commission will vote in February to impose heavy-handed Title II regulation on our nation’s broadband providers. But it should be obvious that most members of the FCC don’t actually believe that Title II regulation is a good idea. Rather, the FCC is heading down the Title II path because of inappropriate interference by the White House in the Commission’s deliberations.


Remarks of Matthew Berry, Chief of Staff to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai at the American Enterprise Institute Matthew Berry Decries FCC 'Divisiveness' (Broadcasting & Cable)