Who is suing the FCC over net neutrality? Soon, the question will likely be who isn't suing the commission.
Following a lawsuit from USTelecom, several other organizations and companies have done the same, including CTIA, the wireless industry trade association, NCTA, which represents cable firms, and AT&T.
The groups are largely perturbed that the FCC voted to reclassify broadband as a telecom service rather than an information service, which gives the commission greater authority over ISPs.
"Instead of letting consumers decide the success of new, innovative mobile services, government bureaucrats will now play that role," according to CTIA. "National, regional and rural wireless carriers will spend substantial time and resources trying to comply with the new vague and overbroad rules. CTIA's member companies should be focused on meeting consumers' growing demand for mobile data and creating new offerings."
NCTA, meanwhile, says that its complaint "has nothing to do with net neutrality."
The group said it supports the idea behind net neutrality, and stressed that it did not fight the FCC's 2010 rules (Verizon did that). "Unfortunately, the FCC's recent action goes well beyond restoring enforceable rules, and contrary to Congress' direction, forces an outdated regulatory model on today's modern Internet," NCTA said this week.
AT&T has similar complaints, according to CNET.
In Congress, meanwhile, the issue is split down party lines, with Democrats in support. Earlier this week, Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia introduced a Resolution of Disapproval that would "cancel" the FCC's net neutrality rules.
President Obama supports reclassification and the FCC's rules, so he would likely veto that resolution, should it gain approval from both chambers. If it goes that far, the House and the Senate would need to approve it by a two-thirds vote for it to go into effect.