Chairman Tom Wheeler resigns-late 2

Tom Wheeler, a Democratic chairman of the Federal Communications Commissions since 2013, is resigning at the age of 70. It is customary for the FCC chairman to resign at the start of a new administration, but Wheeler refused for months to publicly step down. Wheeler was a huge lobbyist for the wireless and cable industries which led him into the commission. Not many public interest groups liked that he was nominated because they disliked his business ties. Critics explain that Wheeler's habits of pushing through major items with party-line votes makes his legacy vulnerable to being reversed by republican. His departure causes the FCC to start the Trump administration with a 2-1 Republican majority, it now allows the GOP to immediately begin dismantling Obama regulations. Wheeler's goodbye speech "Serving as FCC Chairman during this period of historic technological change has been the greatest honor of my professional life...It has been a privilege to work with my fellow commissioners to help protect consumers, strengthen public safety and cybersecurity, and ensure fast, fair and open networks for all Americans.”