Appeals Court Temporarily Suspends FCC’s Net Neutrality Rule for Broadband Services

A woman holds a "Save the Net" protest sign during a demonstration against the proposed repeal of net neutrality outside the Federal Communications Commission headquarters in Washington, on Dec. 13, 2017. Alex Edelman / AFP via Getty Images

A U.S. appeals court has granted a stay on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) declaration of authority over broadband internet access (BIAS).

According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s order, several broadband companies filed a motion to stay the FCC’s “Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet” final rule published in May.