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FCC: Oh no, deary me. What a shame. Too bad, so sad we can't do net neutrality appeal during the US govt shutdown

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/17/fcc_net_neutrality_delay/

America's broadband watchdog, the FCC, has asked the courts to postpone an appeal against its net neutrality repeal out of "an abundance of caution" due to the partial US government shutdown.
The Washington DC court hearing the appeal has stated it will continue operating until January 25, at which point it will run out of funding due to the ongoing federal shutdown, which is right now in its 26th day. Oral arguments in the case are due to start on February 1, but only if President Trump ends the deadlock. Thus, the lawsuit, which seeks to overturn the FCC's decision to kill off America's net neutrality safeguards, could end up taking a nap anyway due to the political impasse, but the regulator wants it's all officially pushed back, just in case.

FCC: Oh no, deary me. What a shame. Too bad, so sad we can't do net neutrality appeal during the US govt shutdown

Jan 17, 2019, 10:51pm UTC

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/17/fcc_net_neutrality_delay/ > America's broadband watchdog, the FCC, has asked the courts to postpone an appeal against its net neutrality repeal out of "an abundance of caution" due to the partial US government shutdown. > The Washington DC court hearing the appeal has stated it will continue operating until January 25, at which point it will run out of funding due to the ongoing federal shutdown, which is right now in its 26th day. Oral arguments in the case are due to start on February 1, but only if President Trump ends the deadlock. Thus, the lawsuit, which seeks to overturn the FCC's decision to kill off America's net neutrality safeguards, could end up taking a nap anyway due to the political impasse, but the regulator wants it's all officially pushed back, just in case.