Court Strikes at 'Net Neutrality' [View All]

Source: Wall Street Journal

A federal appeals court struck down the FCC's efforts to enforce its "net neutrality" principles, ruling Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its authority when it issued a 2008 citation against Comcast Corp. for throttling Internet traffic from high-bandwidth file-sharing services.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned the citation, ruling that Congress hadn't given the FCC the power to regulate an Internet service provider's network-management practices.

"The commission has failed to tie its assertion of ancillary authority over Comcast's Internet service to any statutorily mandated responsibility," the court said in a 36-page opinion.

The court's decision could throw into question the FCC's authority to impose open Internet rules.

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