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Court Throws Out Verizon, MetroPCS Suits Over Net Neutrality

Posted by Ed Oswald on April 4, 2011 at 12:56 pm

A federal judge has thrown out both Verizon and MetroPCS’ suits against the FCC over net neutrality, but don’t get your hopes up just yet. The decisions appear to revolve around a technicality: that both companies just filed way too early.

In order for the FCC to be sued over the rules, it must be in the 30 days following its publishing in the Federal Register. That has not happened yet. While the carriers attempted to deal with this issue by saying it was a move to protect its spectrum rights, the court just did not buy that.

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"The Worst Cell Phone I've Ever Used…"

Posted by Harry McCracken on February 4, 2011 at 7:50 pm

Farhad Manjoo hates MetroPCS’s first 4G phone, the Samsung Craft.

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MetroPCS Sues the FCC Over Net Neutrality

Posted by Ed Oswald on January 25, 2011 at 5:32 pm

Doesn’t it seem like those working against net neutrality are the companies who’d lose the most from it? MetroPCS has joined Verizon in fighting back the FCC over the issue, filing its own suit Tuesday in the DC Court of Appeals, the same place Verizon sued the agency in last week. Like its much bigger competitor, MetroPCS is questioning if the FCC has the authority to regulate ISPs’ network management.

The carrier recently launched its 4G services using LTE. It was criticized by many following the launch, as MetroPCS decided to selectively block some applications. Such activities would be in direct violation of the FCC’s planned regulation when it comes to net neutrality, and would require the company to change the way it does business.