Establishing Global Spectrum Leadership and a Modern FCC (LIVE with Ajit Pai)

Why did American internet infrastructure shine throughout the pandemic compared to foreign networks? How might the executive branch best implement the massive sums of money going toward rural broadband expansion across the myriad agencies that touch it? What does leadership in broadband require moving forward? All of these questions and more are discussed with none other than the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) itself— Ajit Pai.On this episode, Shane is joined by Pai, FCC Chairman from 2017 to 2021 and a current Nonresident Fellow on AEI’s Tech Policy Team, at a special live podcast recording to evaluate how the FCC has performed in the past and ways that it and all branches of government can do better by Americans in bridging the digital divide and maintaining worldwide spectrum leadership.