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This always leaves the regular issue we have when it comes to Ajit Pai; was this incompetence of corruption? Always a close run thing with that dude.

Edit: surprising number of Ajit Pai defenders here. Didn’t see that coming.

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I think the more appropriate question is:

Was this corruption intended to benefit specific players, or just general sabotage of our government institutions?

His job history explains his motives perfectly. Worked for ISP -> ran the FCC -> now works for firm lobbying for and investing in ISPs.

Ajit Pai rushed to the finish line without performing due diligence, all so he could claim a personal victory. It is not even corruption, it is petty pride.

it was neither, there was a process to fix the map but not wait for a perfect map before the grants could occur.

Sounds incompetent to me.

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