Appeals court upholds net neutrality repeal but rules FCC can’t block state laws

A federal appeals court on Tuesday delivered a mixed ruling for net neutrality supporters and opponents alike, allowing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2017 repeal to stand but striking down a key provision blocking states from implementing their own open internet rules.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals also sent the repeal order back to the FCC, ordering the agency to revise it to take into consideration other issues, like the effect that it will have on public safety, broadband subsidies and the regulation of cable pole attachments.

Though the ruling was mixed for both sides of the issue, it’s still unclear whether any of the parties involved in the lawsuit plan on appealing the decision.

View the complete October 1 article by Harper Neidig on The Hill website here.