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genwah

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11. Thank you. I wasn't sure. Cabinet posts, etc, but FCC...

Reply to onenote (Reply #7)

Tue May 20, 2014, 04:16 PM

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FCC chairman grilled at House subcommittee hearing [View all] KeepItReal May 2014 OP

Investment in the Internet is the operating phrase upaloopa May 2014 #1

+1 tofuandbeer May 2014 #2

Mike Papatonio says this is all theatre.Wheeler already sold us out bjobotts May 2014 #18

Obama!!!!!! billhicks76 May 2014 #21

Exactly what I thought when I read it. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #16

Am I wrong, or doesn't Tom Wheeler serve at the pleasure of the President. Why is he still around? genwah May 2014 #3

Since he was only appointed last year, I think he was and remains the President's choice KeepItReal May 2014 #5

You are wrong. He does not serve at the pleasure of the President. onenote May 2014 #7

Thank you. I wasn't sure. Cabinet posts, etc, but FCC... genwah May 2014 #11

FCC commissioners have fixed terms. Wheeler's runs until 2018. 24601 May 2014 #23

Laws Smaws.. deregulations have essentially shredded anything meaninful 2banon May 2014 #12

Really. Name an FCC Commissioner that was fired by the President. onenote May 2014 #15

I never said any of them were fired. 2banon May 2014 #22

Maybe so. onenote May 2014 #25

Why would the President want to Fire Wheeler? 2banon May 2014 #26

Beats me. Wasn't my idea. I was just pointing out that even if he wanted to onenote May 2014 #27

That's what I thought too. If so, justhanginon May 2014 #9

the reasons he was appointed, is because of his connection and loyalty to the industry 2banon May 2014 #13

Wheeler was a lobbyists for the cable companies bjobotts May 2014 #19

Do you believe that Obama has a differing view of the future of Net Neutrality NorthCarolina May 2014 #14

And you would be precisely right in my view. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #17

FCC commissioners have fixed terms. Wheeler's runs until 2018. Can't be fired for policy 24601 May 2014 #24

Investment Will Dry Up For All But The Paid Subscribers DallasNE May 2014 #4

If Wheeler has his way, part of every content startup's business plan will include payments to ISPs KeepItReal May 2014 #6

Actually I think Wheeler accurately described the opposing positions onenote May 2014 #8

Doing nothing/standing down/unregulation = allowing paid content prioritization deals KeepItReal May 2014 #10

Wheeler wants you to think it's still up for discussion. It's not. bjobotts May 2014 #20

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