A court of appeal of USA on Tuesday declared unfeasible the FCC's effort to require Internet providers to give consumers equal access to legal content, a policy supporters call net neutrality.
The Federal Communications Committee Communications Commission or FCC) does not have the legal authority to enact the 2011 regulations, which were challenged in a lawsuit brought by Verizon Communications Incsaid the US Court of Appeal in the District of Columbia Circuit.
"Even if the committee has general authority to regulate in this area, it cannot impose requirements that violate explicit mandates of the law," the judge said. David Tatel.
Η FCC could appeal the decision or appeal to the US Supreme Court, or even try to rewrite the regulations in order to satisfy the appeal court.
During her speeches in September, her lawyer Verizon stated that the regulations violate the company's right to freedom of speech and they strip away what they convey networks them and how.
