Network Neutrality: Now What?

[Commentary] The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s network neutrality rules. So what does that mean, and what will happen now? There is no shortage of analyses of what the two-judge majority and the partial dissenter said, so there is little value in discussing that in detail yet again. However, much less has been written about what will happen now and some of that has not been very thoughtful. This was a sweeping vindication of the FCC and, unless modified on appeal, the decision gives the FCC a great deal of latitude to regulate broadband Internet service.