The FCC’s 2018 Order dismantled net neutrality rules that ensure an open, fair and competitive internet for all users, entrepreneurs and business. Its order also prohibits states’ neutrality laws.
A coalition of 22 attorneys general led by then New York AG Eric Schneiderman, a number of tech companies including Mozilla challenged the FCC order.
Reactions to the Court’s ruling on net neutrality
In reaction to the Court’s ruling, California AG Xavier Becerra, said, “Today’s decision blocks the FCC’s effort to preempt state net neutrality laws through regulation. This decision also underscores the FCC’s failure to adequately consider public safety concerns, or impacts on low income Americans, when it issued this ill-conceived rule.”
Last year, California passed the strongest net neutrality law in the nation. Its law was set to take effect on January 1 this year. However, the state delayed its enforcement while waiting for the Court’s final decision on the case challenging the FCC’s repeal of the Obama-era net neutrality law.
