CenturyLink Sues FCC Over Open Internet Order

CenturyLink has added its voice to the chorus of legal challengers to the FCC's Title II rules.

Challengers have until April 23 to file challenges if they want to participate in a possible second lottery to determine which court hears the case.

While phone association USTelecom (CenturyLink is a member) and Alamo Broadband have already filed suit in a different appeals court, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, by lottery, has consolidated the appeals in the D.C. Circuit, it is possible those two lawsuits could be ruled premature, since they were filed before publication in the Register.

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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.