The net neutrality lawsuits are coming. Here’s what they’re likely to say.

Posted by The Washington Post

The net neutrality lawsuits are coming. Here’s what they’re likely to say.

The ink isn’t dry yet on the federal government’s decision to repeal its net neutrality rules, and yet many are already gearing up for what they say is an inevitable legal battle (once again) over the future of the Web.

“I’m shocked — shocked! — that people are going to challenge this decision in court!” said Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, last week after his agency voted 3 to 2 to repeal the Obama-era rules for Internet providers.

The repeal will permit broadband companies such as AT&T and Verizon to speed up some websites, slow down others or charge them new fees — a move that critics say could reshape the Internet ecosystem to favor large, established incumbents. Defenders of the decision, meanwhile, say it will free up more money for Internet providers to use to upgrade America’s networks.

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