Verizon: Full Steam Ahead on Net Neutrality Lawsuit
April 4, 2011
| 3:08 PM
It's full steam ahead for Verizon's judicial challenge to the FCC's controversial network neutrality rules - despite a procedural hiccup on Monday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit tossed out the company's legal challenge because Verizon jumped the gun by submitting it too early.
A Verizon spokesman blamed the dismissal on the FCC, which he said was unclear about when an appeal should be filed. He confirmed that the telecom giant plans to resubmit its suit, but this time it will wait until the commission publishes its new Internet rules in the federal register next month.
In December, the agency's three Democrats adopted net neutrality safeguards designed to bar Internet providers from blocking or degrading online competitors. Proponents say the move was necessary to protect the Internet from being controlled by major corporations, while critics - including many Republicans - dismiss the action as unecessary government overreach.
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