From the moment the Federal Communications published its Open Internet order — rules designed to protect net neutrality — on March 12th, it has faced multiple legal challenges from telecoms companies keen to shoot down the new regulations and keep the status quo. Most recently, on May 1st, a group of organizations including AT&T, CenturyLink, USTelecom, and wireless trade association CTIA petitioned for the FCC to delay the implementation of its Open Internet order, arguing that reclassifying broadband as a service is against the public interest. But the FCC is fighting back.

Last Friday the Commission denied the petition, issuing an order that states its classification of broadband internet as a telecommunications service „falls well…

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