Overview

• A three-judge panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing the FCC's authority to enforce net neutrality rules reinstated under the Biden administration.
• The FCC's 2023 decision to restore the 2015 net neutrality rules, which were repealed in 2017, is facing legal challenges from internet service providers.
• The court's skepticism hinges on whether the FCC can classify broadband as a telecommunications service, granting it broad regulatory powers.
• The legal debate involves the 'major questions' doctrine, which requires explicit congressional approval for regulations with significant economic or political impact.
• Major tech companies support the FCC's stance, while telecom industry groups argue that Congress has not granted the FCC such authority.