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Tim Wu, a law professor and author best known for coining the term "net neutrality," will join the Federal Trade Commission as a senior adviser.
Wu, a professor at Columbia University's law school will take a leave of absence to serve with FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz on issues related to consumer protection and competition in the Internet and mobile markets, said the university. Wu will start on Feb. 14 in the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning.
Wu recently wrote "The Master Switch" which looks at monopolies in the information communications industries.
Earlier Tuesday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) asked the FTC to investigate in-app purchases on Apple devices for potential deceptive marketing.
Wu is by no means a "net neutrality expert." He has no engineering training or experience, and has never operated a network or worked in the business of delivering broadband in any capacity whatsoever. What Wu is, is a lobbyist. He chairs a DC lobbying shop called Free Press, which lobbies for the regulatory agenda of Google.
As does Cecilia Kang, Google's Reporter and Lobbyist at The Post. Which may be why she omitted this vital background information about Wu.