Access Humboldt Challenges FCC's Open Internet Rules

Access Humboldt petitioned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for review of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Preserving the Open Internet order.

Access Humboldt says that the recently published decision wrongly discriminates between Internet access via mobile devices like smart phones and Internet access via fixed platforms like cable and telephone, and that the rules are legally unsound. In filing their petition, Access Humboldt is represented by public interest law firm Media Access Project and joins a national effort to protect nondiscriminatory, “network neutral” consumer access to all of the Internet’s legal content.

“The FCC’s decision is just too weak,” said Sean McLaughlin, executive director of Access Humboldt. “The rules do not provide the strong foundation needed for truly open, innovative networks. So we have a duty to challenge them in Federal Court.”