Pai, who chaired the FCC from 2017 to 2021, during the Donald Trump administration and was often derided online mostly for undoing the net neutrality rules, is now a partner at Searchlight Capital Partners, a global investment firm.

”America’s Public Television Stations are honored and delighted to welcome Ajit Pai to the APTS board,” said APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler.

Fox in the henhouse, again.

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    10 months ago

    How does this guy have any place doing anything? Who’s in control?

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      No one is in control. That’s why dumb decisions get made. He’s an Ivy Leaguer who was head of the FCC. On paper, this is a no-brainer hire. Obviously, smart people would disagree with that.

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      If you can be bought and sold, and you tell everyone that you can be bought and sold, and even proud of it, then chances are that other places are going to want to buy and sell you.