FCC Rules Out Delaying Net Neutrality Repeal Over Fake Comments

  • Agency says sees no reason to postpone gutting Obama-era rule
  • Group representing Google, Netflix already planning lawsuit

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The Federal Communications Commission rejected calls to delay ending net neutrality rules over a flawed public comment system, saying it hadn’t relied on millions of identical or suspicious submissions in its decision making.

A group representing Netflix Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, meanwhile, said Friday it’s already planning legal action and lobbying to challenge the new rule.