The expected wave of litigation against the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net-neutrality rules has begun.
A group of attorneys general for 21 states—not including Louisiana—and the District of Columbia sued Tuesday to block the rules. So did Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox browser, public-interest group Free Press and New America’s Open Technology Institute. Others may file suit as well, and a major tech-industry lobbying group has said it will support litigation.
The rules barred companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from interfering with internet traffic and favoring their own sites and apps. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s push to undo them inspired both street and online protests in defense of the Obama-era rules.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is leading the suit, says the end of the net neutrality rules would hurt consumers and businesses. FCC spokesman Brian Hart declined to comment on the litigation.
