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He didn't enforce net neutrality even one time, despite flagrant violations under his tenure. You're just posting his marketing speak. Tom Wheeler was vehement
by 0xy 7y ago
He didn't enforce net neutrality even one time, despite flagrant violations under his tenure.
You're just posting his marketing speak. Tom Wheeler was vehemently against net neutrality and spent his entire career fighting it, both as a lobbyist and as the FCC head.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/net-neutrality-ruling-opens-door/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/net-neutrality-ru...
- elliekelly 7y agoHave you read the article you keep linking? Tom Wheeler wasn’t behind the decision that article is about. A panel of federal judges were. Tom Wheeler is directly quoted in that article saying he hopes to appeal the decision because he (and the FCC, at the time) disagreed with it.
- nl 7y agoWhat's more, he did appeal and was massively successful. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/06/net-neutrality-and-title-ii-win-in-court-as-isps-lose-case-against-fcc/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/06/net-neutrality-a... https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/14/11487124/fcc-net-neutrality-open-internet-order-appeal-ruling-lawsuit https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/14/11487124/fcc-net-neutrali... https://www.wired.com/2016/12/tom-wheeler-resigns-fcc-long-net-neutrality/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/tom-wheeler-resigns-fcc-long-n... https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/14/471286113/u-s-appeals-court-holds-up-net-neutrality-rules-in-full https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/14/471286113...