The ten-year-long saga of net neutrality may finally be put to rest. The latest ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejects the Federal Communications Commission’s power grab over the internet, rendering the federal net neutrality rules void.
These rules would have allowed the FCC to regulate how internet service providers are able to allocate data speeds, requiring them to treat all internet traffic equally, regardless of purpose. While proponents argue that it safeguards an open internet, in reality it hurts smaller ISPs and stifles innovation. With the Supreme Court’s recent Loper Bright decision, there was no reason for the Sixth Circuit to hand over more authority to government regulators when the law had clear, limited definitions for telecommunications categories.
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