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According to sources on the hill, his resignation is part of a deal to ensure Jessica Rosenworcel gets confirmed for an additional term.

They won't fill up the spot until the next administration.

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That's what he was saying he'd do a week ago. The Senate convened on Saturday without acting on Rosenworcel (http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-tech/2016/12/tech-...) and Wheeler quit anyway, so Trump gets a 2-1 majority to start his term.

This resignation is very bad for consumers. I'd hoped that Wheeler would stick it out and at least be present to bring consumer perspectives to the discussion and get consumer concerns on the record in commission meetings. But I can understand why he wouldn't personally want to finish out his term as a lame duck dissenter.

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