Net neutrality will become the law of the land on June 12. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday rejected telecom providers’ pleas to delay the FCC’s net neutrality order.
In a two-page order, the court said the stay request was denied because “Petitioners have not satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending court review.”
The court, while not approving any delay in the order taking effect approved an expedited briefing schedule for deciding whether the FCC went too far in its order.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler on Thursday called the decision a major win.