In its Open Internet Order, the Commission has once again claimed all-encompassing authority to regulate how Americans access the Internet - this time, adopting even more invasive rules than it did in 2015... Petitioners respectfully request that the Commission stay the effectiveness of its Order pending judicial review.
The petition makes three general arguments for issuing a pause on net neutrality, the first of which is that the FCC may not have the authority to reinstate net neutrality at all... the FCC must justify its newfound authority with the approval of Congress.
The lobbyists rely heavily on the wording of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which they say makes it clear that internet companies aren't supposed to be regulated under telecommunications rules, termed Title II.
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