Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai has been renominated by President Donald Trump for another term at the agency. Pai's new term will expire in July 2021.

John Steele, who helped mastermind a plan to sue Web users for infringing copyright by downloading pornography, pleaded guilty on Monday to mail fraud and wire fraud. In the plea agreement, Steele admitted to hatching a plan “to fraudulently obtain copyright lawsuit settlements by deceiving state and federal courts throughout the country.” Along with a partner, he used sham companies to acquire copyrights to the films, posted them to file-sharing sites, and then filed more than 200 copyright infringement lawsuits against the alleged downloaders after learning their …

Sprint is considering merging with T-Mobile or Comcast, in hopes of fulfilling "a long-held ambition to invest aggressively in wireless networks in the United States and enable next-generation mobile technology," The New York Times reports. Last month, executives from SoftBank (which controls Sprint) reportedly spoke with "senior members" of President Donald Trump's economic team.

Amazon has exited the broadband selling business, according to DSLReports. The company launched a cable store last year, but at launch it only featured Comcast service. Amazon later added service by Frontier. DSLReports says it's not clear why Amazon killed the initiative.  

Trade groups representing Internet service providers are cheering the FCC's decision to lift a new rule requiring ISPs to use reasonable data security measures. The agency's move "is a welcome recognition that consumers benefit most when privacy protections are consistently applied throughout the Internet ecosystem," NCTA -- The Internet & Television Association, stated in response to the move.

More than 95% of Apple shareholders rejected a proposal to boost the diversity of its upper management, The company's leadership is currently 82% white.