The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled against the FCC's net neutrality regulations, a victory for Republicans aiming to roll back Biden-era internet regulations. The decision marks a potential shift in internet policy, with the court deeming internet service providers as more than just conduits of information, thus exempting them from the same regulations applied to traditional phone networks.
By Eva Dou, The Washington PostA protester calls for net neutrality near the Federal Communications Commission, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington.
The net neutrality issue revolves around how heavily federal regulators should control the companies that build and operate the internet. Democrats favor heavier oversight along the lines of how traditional telephone networks are regulated, while Republicans have argued for a lighter touch. Net neutrality was adopted by the FCC under the Obama administration, reversed under Trump, then reinstated under President Joe Biden.
The court cited a major Supreme Court ruling in June, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, that struck down the principle known as Chevron deference, a 40-year-old legal precedent that had broadly allowed federal agencies to set technical regulations for industries in the absence of detailed federal law.A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit said that, by applying Loper Bright, it could “end the FCC’s vacillations.
Brendan Carr, Trump’s pick for FCC chairman, praised the court Thursday for striking down what he called “President Biden’s Internet power grab” and promised more deregulatory moves for his tenure as head of the agency.Advocates of net neutrality have long argued that such rules are necessary to keep internet service providers from abusing their power against consumers - for instance, by slowing down access to certain websites or types of content.
In recent years, amid rising concerns about hacking from China and Russia, net neutrality proponents have highlighted that these rules, formally called Title II authority, also give the FCC more power to protect networks against foreign hackers.
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