U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Net Neutrality Appeals After Year Delay
- Republican-led FCC canceled Obama-era rule earlier this year
- Rule barred preferential treatment for some internet traffic
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The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a group of long-pending appeals from the broadband industry over the Obama-era "net neutrality" rule, which barred Internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to some web traffic.
The appeals, filed more than a year ago, lost most of their practical significance in June, when a new Federal Communications Commission order took effect and abolished the net neutrality rule.