I don't see this as conspiratorially as you do, but I'm certainly not going to tell you you're wrong to suspect something fishy. As he can't run for prez again, this is likely an attempt at leaving a favorable legacy of his presidency, aside from Obamacare. One problem, aside from fundamental issues other Hubskites have raised here, is that there's no way that the "Battle For The 'Net" is going to be finished playing out by January of 2017, when the next asshole is sworn in as POTUS. Who knows what their stance on the issue will be, and who knows who they'll appoint as head of the FCC. Wheeler has released a statement. I don't even care to read it, because I can imagine what it says, and I'm familiar with his history of hypocrisy. Anyway, you are definitely right about watching the money.