Verizon files appeal challenging net neutrality rules

Verizon Communications on Thursday announced that is has filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals in Washington, DC to challenge a net neutrality order put in place by the FCC late last year. The FCC’s “Open Internet” order puts a preliminary set of guidelines in place in an effort to protect consumers while not imposing too much control over ISPs. Apparently, the FCC’s first swing was a huge miss in Verizon’s eyes.�”We are deeply concerned by the FCC’s assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the Internet itself,”�Verizon’s senior vice president and deputy general counsel�Michael E. Glover said in a statement.�”We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided

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