Meet the Federal Government's 'Optimism Agency'

It’s a new day at the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. agency that regulates the nation’s broadcast airwaves, broadband networks, and cable, telecommunications, and Internet companies. On Monday, new FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, a former venture capitalist and wireless and cable industry lobbyist, was formally sworn in, six months after President Obama nominated him to succeed Julius Genachowski, who stepped down in March. Wheeler promptly announced several senior staff appointments,...