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FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Blocked By Federal Appeals Court


The FCC‘s effort to establish rules of the road for internet service has been sidelined again, as a federal appeals court has blocked the latest version of net neutrality. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the FCC did not have the authority to implement the rules, which require that ISPs treat all traffic […]

The FCC ‘s effort to establish rules of the road for internet service has been sidelined again, as a federal appeals court has blocked the latest version of net neutrality. While the FCC has gone back and forth for nearly two decades on net neutrality, depending on whether a Democrat or Republican is in the White House, the latest decision casts doubt on any future effort to establish robust regulations. The FCC under President Barack Obama passed the most robust set of net neutrality rules, establishing their legal footing by reclassifying internet serves as a Title II telecommunications service, or a common carrier.

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