Federal court halts reimposed 'net neutrality' rules2024-07-15 18:42 by DanielaTags: FCC
The return of Obama-era net neutrality rules is temporarily halted through the beginning of next month, according to a court of appeals order released Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit put a temporary stay until Aug. 5 on the rules the Biden administration's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to restore in April. The temporary halt put in place comes after multiple broadband providers filed a motion in favor of a stay on the FCC's restored rules. The regulations, which the FCC approved 3-2 in April, bar cable and phone providers such as Comcast Corp. and AT&T Inc. from blocking or slowing information flowing over the internet, or to sites from competitors such as Google and Netflix Inc. They also forbid telecommunications companies from giving preferential treatment through "fast lanes" which, for example, could allow a business partner's website to load faster than others. Service providers and Republicans on and off the commission oppose the rules, which were first put in place under President Barack Obama before being rescinded under President Donald Trump. They say the broadband market is working well and that the new regulations invite government interference in internet operations. Read more -here-
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