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Twenty two states and the District of Columbia have sent representatives to ask a U.S. appeals court to reinstate net neutrality laws as they seek to secure state rights to implement their own open internet plans. In addition to the state attorney generals, companies such as Mozilla Corp, Vimeo Inc, Etsy Inc and others have filed legal challenges to the overturning of the law. The states involved in the lawsuit represent more than half the population of the United States. The brief can be read here.
The states also suggested the FCC failed to identify any "valid authority" for preempting state and local laws that would protect net neutrality. The states argue the FCC action could harm public safety, citing electrical grids as an example. They argue "the absence of open internet rules jeopardizes the ability to reduce load in times of extreme energy grid stress. Consequently, the order threatens the reliability of the electric grid."
The states also suggested the FCC failed to identify any "valid authority" for preempting state and local laws that would protect net neutrality. The states argue the FCC action could harm public safety, citing electrical grids as an example. They argue "the absence of open internet rules jeopardizes the ability to reduce load in times of extreme energy grid stress. Consequently, the order threatens the reliability of the electric grid."