Net Neutrality Rules Signed Off On by OMB

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Anyone wishing to challenge the FCC's new network neutrality rules in court will get their chance in the next two or three weeks after the Office of Management and Budget signed off on the paperwork collection portions of the rules Sept. 9.

An FCC spokesman confirmed the sign-off, which was reported by National Journal. They won't take effect until 60 days after their publication, which means almost a year after they were approved in December 2010, but can be taken to court as soon as they are published.

Republicans have slammed the rules as government overregulation and the House Energy & Commerce Committee leadership is looking into how the decision was made.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.