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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cancels Consumer Electronics Show appearance over death
threats
Washington Examiner10 hours ago
Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, canceled a
speaking engagement at a major technology industry event days before it was
scheduled to place because of death threats, according to a report Thursday.
Two unnamed agency sources told Recode why Pai pulled the appearance at the
annual Consumer Electronics Show Las Vegas on Jan. 9 one day after it was
reported he had canceled.
The report said that federal law enforcement had looked into the situation and
other FCC offices would be briefed.
While the FBI did not immediately respond to Recode, a spokesperson for the
Consumer Technology Association, which hosts the event, declined to comment,
and an FCC spokesman for Pai said the agency does "not comment on security
measures or concerns.”
The nature of the threats are unclear, but it is the second time in recent
weeks Pai has dealt with imminent security concerns.
The FCC briefly halted its meeting in December and evacuated the room in
response to a security scare as the commissioners were about to vote to repeal
the Obama-era net neutrality rules.
