Net neutrality in the United States: Back to the drawing board
Abstract
This paper analyzes the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s («D.C. Circuit») opinion that partially vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order of 2010, which set the Network Neutrality Principle as a general norm. Starting with a brief overview of the issue, the judicial and administrative precedents related to the Network Neutrality Principle are reviewed. Then the D.C. Circuit’s reasoning for vacating a large part of the Open Internet Order are analyzed, including a brief commentary on the dissent. The paper ends with conclusions regarding the opinion and eventual entailing decisions by the FCC.Keywords:
D.C. Circuit, common carrier, FCC, Network Neutrality, Open Internet Order, VerizonReferences
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