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webwielder2 | 1 year ago

I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that a comparison between the Trump and Biden administrations in efforts to police the telecom industry would show a marked difference in both effort and effectiveness.

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crngefest|1 year ago

I haven’t reviewed any of the facts but I’m gonna go ahead and say that there was zero difference in how these admins policed the telecom industry

aesh2Xa1|1 year ago

The regulatory difference between the Trump and Biden administrations is largely reflected in their FCC chairs, and so you'd look at policy interventions and enforcement under these two:

Trump: Ajit Pai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Pai)

Biden: Jessica Rosenworcel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Rosenworcel)

For Rosenworcel, her primary focus seems to be a focus on restoring Net Neutrality. For Pai, his primary focus was on its repeal. The two both share a focus on broadband access and marketing radio spectrum. In terms of banter, Pai is certainly more of a "the free market" personality, and Rosenworcel is more of a "top-down regulation" personality.

Regarding impact, I would characterize their offices as substantially unique only in the context of Net Neutrality.