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Federal Court Kills Net Neutrality, Says FCC Lacks Authority.

Posted by timothy on from the we'll-have-to-agree-to-disagree dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to a report from Gizmodo, a U.S. Appeals Court has invalidated the FCC's Net Neutrality rules. From the decision: 'Given that the Commission has chosen to classify broadband providers in a manner that exempts them from treatment as common carriers, the Communications Act expressly prohibits the Commission from nonetheless regulating them as such. Because the Commission has failed to establish that the anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules do not impose per se common carrier obligations, we vacate those portions of the Open Internet Order.' Could this be the final nail in the coffin for Net Neutrality? Or will the FCC fight back? This submitter really, really hopes they fight back..."

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  1. My cynical take. by koan · · Score: 5, Informative

    The FCC won't fight back, in fact this result was probably the intention along.

    Prior to joining the FCC, Chairman Wheeler was Managing Director at Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early stage Internet Protocol (IP)-based companies. He served as President and CEO of Shiloh Group, LLC, a strategy development and private investment company specializing in telecommunications services and co-founded SmartBrief, the internet’s largest electronic information service for vertical markets. From 1976 to 1984, Chairman Wheeler was associated with the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), where he was President and CEO from 1979 to 1984. Following NCTA, Chairman Wheeler was CEO of several high tech companies, including the first company to offer high speed delivery of data to home computers and the first digital video satellite service. From 1992 to 2004, Chairman Wheeler served as President and CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA).

    http://www.fcc.gov/leadership/tom-wheeler

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    "If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
  2. Re:See what happens when leftists are in Charge? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sigh... if only the 'lefty" judges assigned to this case hadn't AGREED WITH VERIZON...

    Seriously, apparently the only dissenting opinion is from the Reagan appointee