FCC asks internet providers not to terminate service or overcharge customers during coronavirus

Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai introduced a new broadband and telecom industry measure on Friday called the Keep Americans Connected Pledge, which is designed to rein in any potential abuses from US internet service providers during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The pledge, which is for the next 60 days, asks that companies not terminate service for residential or small business customers, waive any late fees incurred due t