{"id":18607,"date":"2019-12-13T13:01:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T13:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/?post_type=press_release&#038;p=18607"},"modified":"2021-11-24T16:56:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:56:18","slug":"public-knowledge-files-petition-for-rehearing-of-net-neutrality-case-before-d-c-circuit-court-of-appeals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/public-knowledge-files-petition-for-rehearing-of-net-neutrality-case-before-d-c-circuit-court-of-appeals\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Knowledge Files Petition for Rehearing of Net Neutrality Case Before D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Public Knowledge joined with other stakeholders in filing a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/documents\/public-knowledge-petition-for-rehearing-filing-mozilla-v-fcc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">petition for rehearing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozilla v. FCC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the Court\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/press-release\/public-knowledge-applauds-d-c-circuit-court-ruling-preventing-fcc-from-blocking-state-net-neutrality-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent opinion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it upheld in part the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s December 2017 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/press-release\/fcc-abandons-consumer-protection-responsibility-with-net-neutrality-repeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restoring Internet Freedom Order<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Public Knowledge <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/documents\/public-knowledge-dc-circuit-intervenor-net-neutrality-filing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filed as a petitioner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opposing the FCC\u2019s abandonment of its own <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/press-release\/public-knowledge-commends-fcc-for-adopting-landmark-net-neutrality-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">net neutrality rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While the FCC\u2019s classification decision was narrowly upheld, the court also ruled that the FCC cannot prevent states from enacting their own net neutrality laws or other broadband regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The net neutrality rules created by the FCC\u2019s 2015 Open Internet Order prevented broadband providers from blocking websites, throttling web traffic, or creating \u201cfast lanes\u201d only for those able to pay for prioritization. Millions of Americans <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/9\/16\/6257887\/fcc-net-neutrality-3-7-million-comments-made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expressed support for these rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/ecfs\/search\/filings?proceedings_name=17-108&amp;sort=date_disseminated,DESC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submitting comments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the FCC, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicconsultation.org\/united-states\/overwhelming-bipartisan-public-opposition-to-repealing-net-neutrality-persists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than 80 percent of Americans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consistently say they support restoring the protections the FCC adopted in the 2015 Open Internet Order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following can be attributed to John Bergmayer, Legal Director at Public Knowledge:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAlthough the court came to the right conclusion on some key issues, such as the FCC&#8217;s lack of authority to preempt state net neutrality rules, in other ways it gave the FCC the benefit of the doubt too many times. While agencies should be given deference where appropriate, they do not have the authority to rewrite the law or come to illogical, results-driven conclusions. Supreme Court precedent did not require the court to allow an FCC decision to stand that the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">per curiam<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opinion itself, as well as the concurrences, so obviously see as flawed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may view the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/documents\/public-knowledge-petition-for-rehearing-filing-mozilla-v-fcc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">petition for rehearing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about why we\u2019re making this request. You may also view our original <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/documents\/public-knowledge-dc-circuit-intervenor-net-neutrality-filing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">intervenors\u2019 brief<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more details on why Public Knowledge strongly opposed the FCC\u2019s net neutrality repeal. For more information on why we went to court, please view our recent blog post, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/blog\/two-years-later-broadband-providers-are-still-taking-advantage-of-an-internet-without-net-neutrality-protections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Years Later, Broadband Providers Are Still Taking Advantage of An Internet Without Net Neutrality Protections<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Public Knowledge joined with other stakeholders in filing a petition for rehearing with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for Mozilla v. 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