7 Petitions For Certiorari Filed After D.C. Circuit’s Net Neutrality Ruling

(October 18, 2017, 12:02 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seven separate petitions for certiorari were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 28 appealing the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling upholding the decision of the Federal Communications Commission to reclassify broadband internet service as a telecommunications service, with AT&T Inc. and others questioning the commission’s statutory authority to do so (AT&T Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., No. 17-499, American Cable Association v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., No. 17-500; CTIA—The Wireless Association v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., No. 17-501; NCTA—The Internet and Television Association v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., No. 17-502; TechFreedom, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., No. 17-503; United States Telecom Association, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., No. 17-504; Daniel Berninger v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., No. 17-498, U.S. Sup.)....