Federal court hands ISPs a big win after striking down FCC’s net neutrality

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• Last year, the FCC voted to reinstate net neutrality rules that prevented broadband providers from blocking or throttling internet traffic to certain websites and speeding up access to others.
• A federal appeals court has ruled that the FCC does not have the authority to restore certain net neutrality rules.
• The federal court pointed to a Supreme Court decision from last year as its reason for the ruling.

In a blow against net neutrality, a federal appeals court has struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) attempt to restore certain open internet measures. The court ruled that the FCC doesn’t have the authority to reinstate the rules it wanted to revive.

Last year, the FCC voted to bring back the net neutrality rule which barred broadband providers from blocking or throttling internet traffic to some websites while speeding up traffic to those who pay more. The rule was first approved in 2015 under President Barack Obama, but was later repealed in 2017 under President Donald Trump. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order urging the FCC to reinstate the rule.




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