An appeals court decision will allow federal rules that supporters say protect a free and open Internet to go forward—over the objections of telecommunications providers.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals refused last month to postpone Federal Communications Commission policies on “net neutrality,” despite a request for delay sought by the U.S. Telecom Association. The judges said the request had not met the “stringent requirements” for a delay. The legal fight over the rules, however, will continue.
Some organizations feared that schools’ access to free online academic materials and video could get relegated to second-class status if telecoms were allowed to create fast and slow lanes.
