FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Cancels CES Appearance At The Last Minute

Following his contentious move to repeal Net Neutrality, and having starred in a non-so-funny video that featured him dressed as Santa, Ajit Pai has now managed to find his way into the spotlight yet once more. This fourth dimension effectually, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman is in the news for cancelling a scheduled appearance at CES.

This certainly comes in as a shocker equally Pai will be missing the bear witness for the first time in 5 years. In fact, this would have been his first appearance as head of the FCC. So, if you lot were hoping to take a calm tea-time chat with Pai about his policy decisions, well, yous'll be disappointed.

Pai was scheduled to appear alongside the FTC's acting chairwoman, Maureen Ohlhausen, every bit part of a "candid conversation" moderated by Consumer Technology Association president Gary Shapiro. The Consumer Technology Association has issued a brief argument maxim that Pai is "unable to attend" CES 2018. The official argument said:

Unfortunately, Federal Communications Committee Chairman Ajit Pai is unable to attend CES 2018. We look forrard to our next opportunity to host a technology policy discussion with him earlier a public audience.

About no reason was given regarding why Pai canceled his appearance at the show, but there would be quite a lot of questions for the Chairman nearly his recent determination, which impacts Internet users in USA and in Bharat. Both the CTA also every bit FCC accept declined to offer any further comment also. And speaking of the session itself, the CTA has not said whether it will be canceled or if it will go on fifty-fifty in Pai's absence.