FCC Chairman and Obama See Eye to Eye, Says Wheeler

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Mark Melin
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President Obama, who came out strongly in favor of an equal internet for all citizens, endorsing “net neutrality” position that was part of his campaign platform, isn’t that different from the thoughts of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Wheeler said. Wheeler opposed net neutrality Wheeler, a former lobbyist for large telecom concerns, had previously opposed net neutrality and instead supported a plan that would allow large media companies to pay to receive access to a “fast lane” on the Internet while those smaller companies who couldn’t afford this privilege. According to a Politico report from May 8, a plan…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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