Wheeler is a former venture capitalist and has acted as a telco industry lobbyist in the past. Unsurprisingly, he is supported by the telecommunications firms as well as some consumer advocates, with one source saying he "favors the little guy."
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Two acronyms walk into a bar. One says to the other, "let's talk about that letter you just sent me about in-air tablet and cellphone use." Letter. Letter! Letter? Oh, fuggeddit.