President-elect Donald Trump looks like he will appoint his own chairman to the FCC, and the front runners right now are Jeffrey Eisenach and Mark Jamison, both famous for their opinions on freeing markets from regulators and from red tape. US analysts who know the political scene no doubt better than us, are predicting an end to net neutrality, and to any subsidies for low-income families over broadband. They may also lay out a “hands off” approach that would make it open season on more consolidation in the telecom industry. It is probably this which is making most “predators” out there, hold fire on cutting deals right now. Why should an operator buy a major studio or broadcaster when rules…