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June 16, 2018 by Carolyn Mueller

In the first of these reports, the FCC says there was "no significant delay" in the FCC's response to questions about the speed test data. However, the report also includes questions about Ajit Pai's record on net neutrality and how much Pai has changed since taking over as FCC chairman. (The FCC's website lists Pai's net neutrality record as "a net neutrality plan approved by the U.S. Congress in 2015 and adopted in 2015.)

Pai's office did not respond to Ars' request for comment. The FCC did not return a request for comment, but its spokesman did say that Pai "has never taken the actions that are required of any federal agency."

The FCC's second report on the speed test includes questions about how early Pai could have implemented net neutrality policies to improve the speed of the internet. In the report, the FCC says, Pai would have implemented policies to improve the speed of the internet in December. That is the same month the FCC announced a plan to roll out more broadband services to more cities in 2017.

"This report does not detail specific policies that would have been required of the FCC, but is focused on the implementation of the policy," Pai said in a statement. "As many of you have pointed out, many of me believe that this is an important step to ensure that consumers have access to the internet without harming their quality of life."

Pai's office did not respond to Ars' request for comment.

Pai's FCC Chair, Ajit Pai

Pai's office did not respond to Ars' request for comment.

In his statement, Pai said he never pushed for net neutrality, but instead wanted to do it because of the "huge improvements" in internet service that could help the country address the problem of underregulation. In a separate statement, Pai said he was aware of the reports, but he only made a "small number" of recommendations.

"Our focus is on enhancing access to broadband, not slowing down the speed of the internet as the rule-making process has put us on," Pai said. "I will continue to push for more fast and free internet, and I'm committed to doing so."

The FCC's first report on net neutrality was released last month, and was accompanied by a report on Internet Service Providers and how they might move to adopt net neutrality rules.

More recently, Pai said he would "work" with Congress to