Daily Wireless reports on a US court decision that strikes a blow against the concept of legally enforced net neutrality.

In an article titled U.S. Court: Net Neutrality Illegal, the site details how a suit of the FCC attempting to force Comcast to grant equal access to its pipes to all subscribers was unanimously dismissed by the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC.

The case dates back to 2007, when Comcast started blocking some peer-to-peer networking applications that it said consumed too much network bandwidth. Some opponents believed Comcast was degrading traffic from BitTorrent because it competed against Comcast’s on-demand video offering.

The FCC on Tuesday described the ruling as an invalidation of the agency’s “approach,” but not its ultimate goal. In a statement the agency’s top spokeswoman stressed the FCC would not back down from the net neutrality fight.

“The FCC is firmly committed to promoting an open Internet and to policies that will bring the enormous benefits of broadband to all Americans,” spokeswoman Jen Howard (right) said. “It will rest these policies — all of which will be designed to foster innovation and investment while protecting and empowering consumers — on a solid legal foundation.”

For more, see U.S. Court: Net Neutrality Illegal

Take action!

Save The Internet Coalition has a messenging servide to the FCC:

It’s Our Internet, Not Theirs

An outrageous federal court decision could hand over control of the Internet to companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon. The FCC can act to reassert its authority and stand with the nearly 2 million Americans who have demanded Net Neutrality — the one thing stopping these companies from interfering with your experience online.

As the FCC weighs an important Net Neutrality rule and its very ability to protect Internet users, it must hear from you. Sign this letter now and tell the FCC to stand up for the public and protect the open Internet once and for all.

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https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=437