Internet Regulation: DC Circuit Court

On April 6, 2010, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited ruling in Comcast v. FCC, stating that the FCC did not have authority to regulate the Internet. In a stinging 36-page decision, the court found the FCC lacked any jurisdiction, saying: “We begin—and end—with Comcast’s jurisdictional challenge.” After a very weak showing from the FCC during oral arguments, Comcast was expected to win. But we didn’t know they would win this big.