United States Telecom Association v. FCC (2016)

United States Telecom Association v. FCC
Court	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Full case name	United States Telecom Association v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America
Argued	December 4, 2015
Decided	June 14, 2016
Citation(s)	825 F. 3d 674
Holding
The FCC has the authority, under the Communications Act of 1934 to reclassify broadband Internet from "information services" to "telecommunications services" and to enforce differing regulations accordingly.
Case opinions
Majority	David S. Tatel, Sri Srinivasan
Concur/dissent	Stephen F. Williams

United States Telecom Association v. FCC, 825 F. 3d 674 (D.C. Cir., 2016), was a case at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upholding an action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the previous year in which broadband Internet was reclassified as a "telecommunications service" under the Communications Act of 1934, after which Internet service providers (ISPs) were required to follow common carrier regulations.^[1]

This decision was a victory for network neutrality, in which Internet service providers were prohibited from discriminating against certain content and applications or prioritizing others.^[2] However, the ruling became largely moot due to actions taken by later leaders of the FCC.^[3]