Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules (Connecting the Dots: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Obama, Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking)
A
U.S. appeals court says the Federal Communications Commission did not have the
authority to adopt the regulations.
The
Epoch Times
By Zachary Stieber 1/2/2025 Updated:1/2/2025
The
federal government’s plan to impose “net neutrality” regulations went beyond
its authority, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Jan. 2.
The
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, which
bar internet service providers from blocking or limiting access to users,
violate federal law because the providers provide an information service, not a
telecommunications service, U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Allen Griffin wrote
for a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
A
federal law enables the FCC to impose strict requirements on telecommunications
services but not information services.
Griffin
referenced a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling known as Loper Bright that struck
down a doctrine that gave government officials wide leeway to
interpret laws.
“We
acknowledge that the workings of the Internet are complicated and dynamic, and
that the FCC has significant expertise in overseeing ’this technical and
complex area,‘” Griffin wrote. “Yet, post-Loper Bright, that ’capability,' if
you will, cannot be used to overwrite the plain meaning of the statute.”
The
ruling strikes down regulations revived in a 3–2
vote by the FCC in 2024. The regulations were originally promulgated during the
Obama administration
but were revoked during President Donald Trump’s time in office. The commission
voted with encouragement from President Joe Biden.
Industry
groups brought the case, which had earlier prompted the Sixth Circuit to pause
the regulations as judges considered whether they were lawful.
Following
the decision, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called for Congress to act.
“Consumers
across the country have told us again and again that they want an internet that
is fast, open, and fair,” she said in a statement.
“With this decision it is clear that Congress now needs to heed their call,
take up the charge for net neutrality, and put open internet principles in
federal law.”
FCC
Commissioner Brandan Carr was among those who welcomed the development.
“I
am pleased that the appellate court invalidated President
Biden’s Internet
power grab by striking down these unlawful Title II regulations,” he said in a statement.
“But the work to unwind the Biden Administration’s regulatory overreach will
continue.”
Carr
is set to become the chairman of the FCC once Trump takes office again on Jan.
20.
Former
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said
on social media platform X that the ruling closely adhered to his arguments
against the regulations.
“It’s
time for regulators and activists to give up on this tired non-issue once and
for all and focus on what actually matters to American consumers—like improving
Internet access and promoting online innovation,” he wrote.
Connecting
the Dots:
global
communication is a network for broadcast, the global
networks, the Internet, and print & news services.
Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) regulates U.S. outlets
for broadcast.
Michael K. Powell was
the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is Colin
L. Powell’s son, the president & CEO for the National
Cable & Telecommunications Association and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Aspen Institute (think tank)
and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Julius
Genachowski is a senior fellow at the Aspen
Institute (think tank), a member of the President's
Intelligence Advisory Board, was a law school friend of Barack
Obama and the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC).
David M.
Rubenstein was a benefactor at the Aspen
Institute (think tank), is the co-chairman for the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of
Washington, a regent at the Smithsonian Institution and spent
Thanksgiving with Joe Biden.
Joe Biden is a regent for the Smithsonian
Institution, the president of the Joe Biden Administration and spent
Thanksgiving with David M. Rubenstein.
Resources:
Past Research
Chief
Justice Defends Judicial Independence, Saying It's Under Threat (Connecting the
Dots: Chief Justice John Roberts, The U.S. Supreme Court, The Smithsonian
Institution, Nancy Pelosi, Jimmy Carter, The U.S. Department of Education, The
Alfalfa Club, Phi Beta Kappa Society, The Belizean Grove, The Bohemian Club
& Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research
on the Smithsonian Institution & Joe Biden)
Thursday,
January 2, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/chief-justice-defends-judicial.html
FCC
Chairman Joins Obama to Control Internet (Past
Research on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC))
Wednesday,
January 14, 2015
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