Tom Wheeler Has Left the Group Chat -- Republicans can now reshape the FCC and roll back his agenda

[Commentary] For three years Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler rammed through his agenda on partisan lines, including classifying the internet as a public utility. He took orders from the White House, Google and the nonprofit Public Knowledge, to the extent there’s any difference among the three. Wheeler refused to pass around draft rules and sandbagged his colleagues with surprise votes and deals, the details of which were often altered later. Republicans are eager to roll out a reform agenda, and with Chairman Wheeler gone they’ll have a chance to do it, no Senate parliamentary tricks required. As for Tom Wheeler, he’s about to see that his legacy can be reversed in months because it was rooted in partisan self-interest rather than the national interest.