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From the Washington Post: A federal court has blocked the Federal Communications Commission‘s reinstatement of net neutrality rules that expanded government oversight over the internet.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’s ruling against the FCC on Thursday came after the federal agency voted earlier this year to reinstate former President Barack Obama’s net neutrality regulations.
“The final rule implicates a major question, and the commission has failed to satisfy the high bar for imposing such regulations,” the court wrote. “Net neutrality is likely a major question requiring clear congressional authorization.”
The court has paused the regulation, saying it will pick up the case with oral arguments scheduled for late October or early November.
The report further explains: The court’s decision marks a blow to President Joe Biden’s efforts to reinstate the Obama-era regulations. They were instituted in 2015, but after Donald Trump took office, he rescinded the internet regulations.
NEW: The Sixth Circuit just blocked the Biden-Harris Administration’s unlawful attempt to increase government control of the Internet through Title II “net neutrality” regulations.
A good win in the broader & ongoing effort to rein in regulatory overreach from Washington.… https://t.co/AWhuZebUxT pic.twitter.com/3oDxgUKMMn
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) August 1, 2024
The Sixth Circuit has STAYED the Biden-Harris FCC’s order re-imposing Obama-era “net neutrality” public utility regulation of Internet providers.
The unanimous panel included judges appointed by Clinton, Bush, and Biden. pic.twitter.com/mlvoUE9TJ1
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) August 1, 2024
Trade Associations, including ACA Connects, released the following statement: “By all measures, broadband in the U.S. has been thriving under a light-touch regulatory framework. We’re pleased that the Sixth Circuit has preserved that framework during the appeal process, thus shielding providers and their customers from the many harms that would stem from attempting to comply with the FCC’s ill-fitting and ambiguous common carrier mandates.”
Statement of Trade Associations Regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit Granting a Stay on the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules https://t.co/Ub9ta8DwIi pic.twitter.com/pPh23ymhq1
— ACA Connects (@ACAConnects) August 1, 2024
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