Net neutrality is struck, ending a long battle to regulate ISPs like public utilities

A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati on Thursday ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to restore the net neutrality rules first implemented in 2015. Jacquelyn Martin/AP/AP

Jacquelyn Martin/AP/AP

A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules, ending a 20-year push to regulate internet service providers like a public utility.

A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati on Thursday ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to reinstate the landmark net neutrality rules.

It’s a largely partisan issue that has found Democrats

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