Why did President Obama appoint Tom Wheeler to head the FCC?

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140. Overriding framework we call Net Neutrality..

I think the most important concern EFF raises (among others) is that the FCC would overstep it's 'mission' (my words) with regard to regulating content, in the 'public interest' .. like they have with Radio & Television on "obscenity" Seven Dirty Words case comes to mind, and that really lame event that happened some years ago on Super Bowl intermission, I forget the name of the singer, wardrobe malfunction or whatever.

I was doing radio at the time, and the new FCC rules in response to that event was beyond the pale ridiculous, very steep fines if the f word slipped out on the air, whether from a recording artist, or an interviewee or even the broadcaster .. we were all on 'heightened alert'.. we didn't have a delay set up (small public radio station)..

Of all the things for the FCC to focus their attention on, it was this kind of bullshit.

But the real concern I think EFF has is regard to government regulating content such political speech, or access to information that government doesn't want people to have access to, and it fall on the FCC to regulate.

Essentially, I think that's the issue, and I am sympathetic to those concerns.

I think the framework needs to include very strong (constitutionally based) language addressing discriminatory service denials, of course free and unfettered access etc.