Appeals court blocks FCC’s efforts to bring back net neutrality rules

“The key here is not whether broadband ISPs leverage telecommunications; it is whether they do so while providing consumers with the ability to do more,” Griffin wrote. He concluded that “they do Done.”

“The FCC exceeded its statutory authority,” Griffin wrote, at one point accusing the FCC of advocating an “overbroad” interpretation of the regulation.

The three-judge panel ordered a stay of orders by the Federal Communications Commission to implement net neutrality rules – known as “preserving and protecting order on the open Internet.”

FCC Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement that Congress may be the only way to maintain net neutrality. exist Federal RegisterExperts say net neutrality is crucial to promoting new apps, services or content, and warn that without clear rules, the next Amazon or YouTube could be restricted before it gets off the ground.

“Consumers across the country tell us time and time again that they want a fast, open and fair internet,” Rosenworcel said. “With this decision, it is clear that Congress now needs to heed their calls to take responsibility for net neutrality and enshrine open internet principles into federal law.”

Rosenworcel will soon leave the FCC and be replaced by Trump’s incoming FCC chairman pick Brendan Carrwho helped Overturning Net Neutrality in 2017 Broadband regulations are expected to be relaxed once he takes over.