Fight Over Net Neutrality Rules Can Finally Head to Court

FCC's controversial rules published, opening door for lawsuits

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The court battle over the Federal Communications Commission's controversial network neutrality rules can finally begin in earnest. The rules will finally be published in the Federal Register on Friday, 10 months after the FCC voted for them, and they go into effect November 20.

Verizon and MetroPCS had both filed suit earlier this year, but a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that they had jumped the gun by filing before the rules were published, and dismissed the suit.

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