From dingo babysitter to net neutrality hero: Tom Wheeler's legacy
by Cory Doctorow from on (#179R9)
When Obama appointed Tom Wheeler, formerly the top lobbyist for both the cable industry and the mobile phone industry to run the FCC, many people (including me) were outraged at the idea of putting such an insider in charge of keeping his own former employers honest (it didn't help that AT&T and Comcast both issued triumphant press releases at the news). (more")