Charter is using net neutrality repeal to fight lawsuit over slow speeds
Charter is using net neutrality repeal to fight lawsuit over slow speeds
Charter cites FCC preemption of state net neutrality rules in case filed by NY.
JON BRODKIN - 11/29/2017, 3:25 PM
The impending repeal of net neutrality rules is being used by Charter Communications to fight a lawsuit that alleges the company made false promises of fast Internet service.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in February filed the lawsuit against Charter and its Time Warner Cable (TWC) subsidiary. Meanwhile, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai this month submitted a proposal to roll back the FCC's net neutrality rules and to preempt state governments from regulating net neutrality on their own.
But Charter told the court on Monday that the impending preemption of states on net neutrality will help its case. Charter submitted Pai's net neutrality repeal proposal into the record and directed the judge to the order's attempt to preempt state regulations.
"Charter submits that the FCC's proposed holdings regarding federal preemption nevertheless are instructive" and said it supports the company's motion to dismiss the case.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/charter-is-using-net-neutrality-repeal-to-fight-lawsuit-over-slow-speeds/