A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued a mixed ruling on the Federal Communications Commission repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules. The court upheld the FCC's repeal of the rules, but struck down a key provision that blocked states from passing their own net neutrality protections. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals also remanded another piece of the order back to the FCC and told the agency to take into consideration other issues, like the effect that the repeal of protections will have on public safety. Net neutrality supporters sued the FCC in 2018, saying that the agency's repeal were "arbitrary" and "capricious," especially when it came to changing its mind on how to classify broadband.
Mozilla argued in its court filing that the FCC "fundamentally mischaracterizes how internet access works." It also argued that the FCC's order to repeal the net neutrality rules was illegal because it "completely renounces its enforcement ability" and "tries to delegate" its authority for regulating telecommunications services to the FTC. The FCC has defended itself against these claims, saying that its enhanced transparency rule (which requires internet providers to explain how they manage their networks), antitrust law and the FTC's regulations on anticompetitive behavior are sufficient in protecting the internet. The court upheld this rule in its decision.
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