The previous FCC chair was expected to be a cable stooge
When Obama nominated Tom Wheeler, who was formerly president of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association and CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications Internet Association, for chair of the FCC a lot of people (myself included) assumed he would be a cable/telco stooge.
Turns out he was not beholden to their interests, perhaps because he was retirement age and didn't plan to return through the revolving door. Ajit Pai is in his mid 40s, and obviously plans to return to the industry so he's feathering their nest now and knows he will be rewarded later with a cushy job and fat salary.
Too bad Trump was all bluster when he said he was going to drain the swamp.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
