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Today In Court of Appeals Open-Internet Allies Defend FCC Authority to Protect Internet Users
At stake is the agency’s power to safeguard internet users and defend against abuses from companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon.
Industry groups representing companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are suing to repeal these Net Neutrality rules, which the Biden FCC restored, and to overturn the agency’s authority over broadband-internet access under Title II of the Communications Act. During our portion of today’s oral arguments, the attorney representing Free Press and its allies will defend the legality of the FCC order despite a recent Supreme Court decision reversing Chevron deference and the increased prominence of the so-called major-questions doctrine. Upholding this decision will allow the FCC to continue to work toward ensuring that everyone in the United States — no matter their location, race or income — has affordable, reliable and safe internet connections free from discrimination or other manipulation by powerful phone and cable companies.
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