FCC chairman to step down on Inauguration Day

Published November 30, 2020 7:13pm ET



Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he will be stepping down from his position on Inauguration Day.

Pai, who was confirmed to head the commission in 2017, revealed on Monday his intent to resign on Jan. 20. In a statement, he called his time at the FCC an “honor of a lifetime,” and thanked President Trump, President Barack Obama, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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