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The FCC voted in April along party lines to reassume regulatory
oversight of broadband internet and reinstate open internet
rules that were rescinded in 2017 under then-President Donald
Trump.
Those rules were originally adopted in 2015, and were set to go
back into effect on July 22 until the order from the Sixth
Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which said the delay was needed
"to provide sufficient opportunity to consider the merits" of
the request to halt the rules as the legal challenge proceeds.
The FCC did not immediately comment on Friday.
Net neutrality rules require internet service providers to treat
internet data and users equally rather than restricting access,
slowing speeds or blocking content for certain users. The rules
also forbid special arrangements in which ISPs give improved
network speeds or access to favored users.
The rules would bar internet service providers from blocking or
slowing down traffic to certain websites, or engaging in paid
prioritization of lawful content, as well as give the FCC new
tools to crack down on Chinese telecom companies and the ability
to monitor internet service outages.
Reinstating net neutrality has been a priority for President Joe
Biden, who signed a July 2021 executive order encouraging the
FCC to reinstate the rules adopted in 2015 under President
Barack Obama, a fellow Democrat.
Under Trump, the FCC had argued that net neutrality rules were
unnecessary, blocked innovation and resulted in a decline in
network investment by internet service providers, a contention
disputed by Democrats.
(Reporting by David Shepardson in WashingtonEditing by Leslie
Adler and Matthew Lewis)
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