Supreme Court refuses to hear telecom industry challenge to 2015 net neutrality rules

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review a challenge made by the telecom industry against the original rules for net neutrality that were decided on during the Obama-era. The fact that the FCC had already voted to repeal net neutrality late last year made this challenge by the telecom industry a moot point. The net neutrality rules prevent an internet service provider or a wireless carrier from setting up a fast lane that can be purchased by a company that streams video or audio content.

A Supreme Court ruling backing up the FCC's repeal could have made it ...