
(PartiallyPolitics.com) – A court of appeals has temporarily halted the return of the Obama-era net neutrality rules.
According to an order released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday, the reinstatement of the Obama-era net neutrality rules will be paused until August 5. The Biden administration’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had voted to restore the rule in April.
The temporary order comes after several broadband providers filed a motion favoring a stay in the rules the FCC had restored.
The net neutrality rules would prevent broadband providers from throttling internet traffic to certain websites and fast-track access to websites paying extra fees.
Democrats on the committee had pushed to have the rules restored, but the agenda faced pushed back when Congress stalled in confirming the board that would give Democrats a majority on the committee. In April, the agency voted 3-2 to restore the rules, a vote that fell on partisan lines.
Net neutrality rules went into effect in 2015 under then-President Barack Obama. However, two years later, under the Trump administration, the rules were repealed.
Since then, proponents for net neutrality, like Jessica Rosenworcel, the Democratic Chairwoman of the FCC, who believe the rules guarantee an open and fair internet, have fought to have it restored.
However, Republicans who oppose the rules, like Brendan Carr, Commissioner of the FCC, believe the rules expand government control over the internet and solve an issue that isn’t as pervasive as proponents suggest.
So far, the FCC has not commented on the temporary pause.
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