Pai has worked in various federal government positions for all but 26 months of a roughly 20 year employment history. His employment by an ISP (Verizon) ran from February, 2001 to April, 2003. His predecessor, Wheeler, on the other hand, spent 45 years in the private sector, at least 22 of them in telecommunications. Disagree with either of them as to policy if you wish, but neither is a good example of tainting based on prior employment.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
