Public Knowledge Files Opposition to Petition for Stay on Net Neutrality

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Public Knowledge and other consumer advocacy groups filed an Opposition to the Petition for Stay Pending Judicial Review of Daniel Berninger, Founder of the Voice Communication Exchange Committee. Berninger’s Petition for Stay filed at the Federal Communications Commission requests the agency grant a stay of its landmark network neutrality order, which reclassifies broadband Internet access service under Title II of the Communications Act. A stay would prevent the FCC’s Open Internet Order from taking effect, denying customers the guarantee of an Open Internet while causing uncertainty for companies and consumers alike.

In evaluating a Petition for Stay, the FCC considers: (1) whether Petitioner is likely to succeed on the merits; (2) whether Petitioner will be irreparably injured in the absence of a stay; (3) whether a stay will harm other parties; and (4) whether the public interest supports a stay. Public Knowledge finds that Berninger has failed to show that any of these factors favor the grant of a stay, and so encourage the FCC to deny the Petitioner’s request.


Public Knowledge Files Opposition to Petition for Stay on Net Neutrality