DC Appeals Court Upholds FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules, AT&T Vows to Appeal

DC Appeals Court Upholds FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules, AT&T Vows to Appeal: "“We have always expected this issue to be decided by the Supreme Court, and we look forward to participating in that appeal,” AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel David McAtee said in a statement.  According to the court, the challenge to the FCC’s rules came from “three separate groups of petitioners” who argued “Commission lacks statutory authority to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service, that even if the Commission has such authority its decision was arbitrary and capricious, that the Commission impermissibly classified mobile broadband as a commercial mobile service, that the Commission impermissibly forbore from certain provisions of Title II, and that some of the rules violate the First Amendment.”

The court, however, said it found “extensive support in the record” to “justify the Commission’s decision to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service”

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler hailed the decision as a “victory.”" 'via Blog this'