FCC vs Internet: A panel of 22 Attorneys testified treatment asking an appeals court in Washington to review the Federal Communications Commission's decision Communications Commission or FCC) to catslowto the rules of net neutrality.
The FCC voted against internet neutrality regulations that prevent ISPs from selectively slowing down Internet trafficnetwork, and allow its unlimited user to those who have the funds.
Despite almost all internet consumers and businesses supporting neutrality, FCC President Ajit Pai has managed to win a vote in December to abolish regulations.
New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who heads the group that filed the lawsuit, said that it is illegal for the Federal Communications Commission to make "arbitrary and whimsical" policy changes such as network neutrality.
Prosecutors' lawsuit against the FCC and the federal governments is asking the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to review the FCC's decision to prevent net neutrality.
"Removing network neutrality will turn ISPs into gatekeepers - allowing them to profit from consumers by controlling what they see, do and say online," said Schneiderman.
The Mozilla Foundation also filed a lawsuit Tuesday on the US Circuit Court of Appeals asking for a revision of the abolition imposed by the Federal Communications Commission.
"Mozilla is seeking a review of the order on the grounds that it is arbitrary and whimsical within the meaning of the Administrative Procedure Act," the lawsuit states.
