Free Press Challenges FCC Net Neutrality Repeal Order in DC Circuit
Free Press challenged the FCC net neutrality repeal in the court where most other petitions have been filed: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Free Press' petition noted it had filed an initial protective petition in the…
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1st Circuit that was voluntarily withdrawn in agreement with the FCC, which said it wouldn't trigger a court venue lottery until after its order was published in the Federal Register. "Free Press has a rock-solid legal argument against the FCC’s repeal of the Net Neutrality rules," said Policy Director Matt Wood Thursday. "The agency is dead wrong to think it can take away nondiscrimination protections, grounded in Title II of the Communications Act, that prevent ISPs from picking and choosing what speech they’ll transmit and what they’ll block or degrade. [FCC Republicans] failed to assemble a shred of credible evidence against classifying internet-access providers as common carriers under the law." The FCC declined comment.