FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai on Internet Governance

The current multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance has been a tremendous success. Any proposal to change that model therefore demands rigorous scrutiny, including close congressional oversight.

In particular, those advocating change must prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that their proposals would not increase the influence of repressive foreign governments over the Internet. If I am not convinced that a different governance structure would preserve Internet freedom, I will strongly oppose it.